{"id":2656139,"date":"2026-09-08T17:28:41","date_gmt":"2026-09-08T21:28:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bessent-debuts-sanctions-hitting-iran-airlines-for-economic-d-day\/"},"modified":"2026-09-08T17:33:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T21:33:00","slug":"bessent-debuts-sanctions-hitting-iran-airlines-for-economic-d-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bessent-debuts-sanctions-hitting-iran-airlines-for-economic-d-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Bessent debuts sanctions hitting Iran airlines for &#8216;economic D-Day&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbessent-debuts-sanctions-hitting-iran-airlines-for-economic-d-day%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2656139&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article reports that the Trump administration announced a new set of 36 sanctions on tuesday targeting Iranian-linked airlines and foreign companies involved in Iran&#8217;s aviation sector. This action aims to weaken Iran economically by disrupting its aviation industry. Specifically, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent sanctioned 27 Iranian airlines along with nine international entities, including firms based in Turkey, the UAE, and malaysia, which facilitated Iran&#8217;s efforts to acquire aircraft and support flights, such as those operated by Mahan Air. The sanctions are part of ongoing efforts to pressure Iran through economic means.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/trump-administration\/\">Trump administration<\/a> on Tuesday unveiled 36 sanctions targeting <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iran\/\">Iranian-linked<\/a> airlines and foreign firms tied to the country\u2019s aviation sector, marking its latest effort to topple Iran through \u201ceconomic D-Day.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/ofac.treasury.gov\/recent-actions\/20260908\">sanctioned<\/a> 27 Iranian airlines and nine other entities or companies across the world that the United States believes Iran is using to obtain material support to prop up its government. Treasury\u2019s Office of Foreign Assets Control sanctioned several firms based in Turkey and the United Arab Emirates for helping Iran\u2019s Mahan Air secure at least three Boeing B-777 aircraft this summer that had been retired elsewhere. 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