Iran Air Flights Canceled After U.S. Sanctions, Mahan Air Plane Arrives in China
On September 23, 2026, Iran's major airlines canceled international flights following the implementation of new U.S. sanctions. A Mahan Air aircraft landed in China, defying U.S. pressure. Beijing rejected U.S. sanctions threats against entities engaging with Iran's aviation sector.
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(Adnkronos) - The main Iranian airlines were forced today to cancel international flights, on the first day of new US sanctions coming into effect, whose impact remains difficult to assess. But not all planes remained grounded. A Mahan Air company plane, one of the two main Iranian airlines operating international connections, landed around 8:40 GMT in China. Yesterday, Beijing had rejected US threats to impose sanctions on anyone maintaining ties with the Iranian aviation sector, calling these measures "unilateral and illegal".
(Adnkronos) - Iran's major airlines were forced to cancel international flights today, on the first day of new U.S. sanctions taking effect. The impact is still difficult to assess. However, not all aircraft remained on the ground. An aircraft from Mahan Air, one of Iran's two major airlines operating international flights, landed in China around 8:40 AM Greenwich Mean Time. In fact, yesterday, Beijing rejected the U.S. threat to impose sanctions on those maintaining relations with the Iranian aviation sector, defining these measures as 'unilateral and illegal'.