All Iranian Airlines to shut down worldwide by wednesday (Sept 23), US treasury chief says

ISTANBUL (Bernama-Anadolu): Operations of all Iranian commercial airlines will shut down globally beginning Wednesday (Sept 23), United States (US) Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Monday, Anadolu Ajansi (AA) reported.

"On Sept 23, all the Iranian airlines will be shut down around the world," Bessent told US television network CNBC, outlining broad secondary sanctions aimed at isolating Tehran's civil aviation network.

Bessent explained that international hubs servicing Iranian planes would face complete exclusion from the American banking system.