Major Iranian Airline Suspends Several Flights Abroad, Adding to Isolation

Mahan Air will halt flights to Oman starting Thursday and to Turkey beginning Monday, adding to Iran’s growing aviation isolation amid sweeping U.S. sanctions. The changes were announced Wednesday, a little over a week after the U.S. Treasury imposed new restrictions targeting Iran’s aviation sector and warning that working with Iranian airlines could expose foreign partners to punishment. The flight suspensions arrive as Iran faces a deeper economic crisis worsened by war and a U.S. naval blockade of southern ports. In parallel, fuel prices rose this month and currency pressure has intensified since the Treasury’s “Economic D-Day” threats targeting Iran-linked sectors including gold and crypto.