US issues sanctions targeting support networks for Iran's Mahan Air

WASHINGTON, July 30 (Reuters) - The United States on Thursday issued new sanctions on Thursday targeting global networks supporting Mahan Air, the Iranian carrier Washington says transports Iran's Revolutionary Guards personnel, as well as weapons and drones. The U.S. Treasury designated six entities and individuals

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said those providing financial, logistical, or commercial support to the IRGC or Mahan Air are “helping sustain a terrorist enterprise."

US issues sanctions targeting support networks for Iran's Mahan Air The United States on Thursday issued new Iran-related sanctions that target global networks supporting Mahan Air, the Iranian carrier Washington says transports Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corpspersonnel, as well as weapons and drones.  T

WASHINGTON, July 30 - The United States on Thursday issued new sanctions on Thursday targeting global networks supporting Mahan Air, the Iranian carrier Washington says transports Iran's Revolutionary Guards personnel, as well as weapons and drones.

The US imposed sanctions on two Iranian companies that charge for safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz, an attempt to loosen Tehran’s grip on the vital waterway as hostilities between the countries resume.