WASHINGTON: The United States imposed sanctions Tuesday (Sep 8) on "all remaining Iranian airlines" that have yet to face such penalties, as Washington pushes to step up economic pressure in its war with Tehran.The US Treasury Department said its latest action takes aim at "36 targets for supporting Iran's av

Targets include nine companies based outside of Islamic Republic, but unclear if Chinese firms to face sanctions, as US seeks to up economic pain on Tehran after 6 months of war

The US Treasury Department said the action was aimed at grounding Iran's Mahan Air, already sanctioned by the US and the European Union, and all other Iranian airlines.

The US Treasury announced new sanctions on 36 entities, including 27 Iranian airlines, for “supporting Iran’s aviation sector”.