India-based sales agent of Iran’s Mahan Air among entities facing U.S. sanctions
The U.S. has sanctioned six entities and individuals, including India-based Skiez Travels, for allegedly supporting Iran's Mahan Air, which is accused of aiding the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). The U.S. Department of Treasury claims these entities helped sustain a terrorist enterprise by providing financial, logistical, and commercial support to Mahan Air. The sanctions aim to cut off these entities from the U.S. financial system.
Why it matters
These U.S. sanctions aim to disrupt Iran's alleged support for terrorism and military activities, potentially impacting international businesses and escalating geopolitical tensions. The inclusion of an India-based entity highlights the global reach of such measures.
The U.S. sanctioned six entities and individuals, including India-based Skiez Travels, for supporting Iranian airline Mahan Air, claiming that they helped sustain a terrorist enterprise.
The U.S. Department of Treasury announced the sanctions on Thursday (July 30, 2026) on the companies operating as general sales agents of Mahan Air, which allegedly helped Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
“Those who provide financial services, logistics, or commercial support to the IRGC or Mahan Air are helping sustain a terrorist enterprise,” Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent said in a statement.
Mr. Bessent said the Department of Treasury will continue to identify them, expose them, and cut them off from the U.S. financial system.
Skiez Travels and Logistics Private Limited, which has offices in Srinagar and Delhi, said on its website that it started representing Mahan Airways as their general sales agent (GSA) in 2020.
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