WASHINGTON: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Thursday that the United States will halt Iranian airlines’ access to landing spots, among other measures, as Washington pushes to intensify pressure on Tehran and open the Strait of Hormuz.
In a post on X, Bessent said Washington will “be shutting down both Iranian airlines’ access to landing spots, refueling, and ticket sales,” without providing further details.
“Only a satisfactory outcome in negotiations will end the downward spiral,” he warned.
Bessent did not specify which airlines he was referring to, although Tehran’s flag carrier Iran Air has previously been designated by the US State Department while Iran’s Mahan Air has also been targeted by sanctions.
His latest statement came after the Treasury on Wednesday unveiled sanctions on Iran’s Arabian Gulf Strait Authority, Tehran’s new agency that collects fees for traveling through the Strait of Hormuz.
