Sanctioned Iranian Airline Mahan Air Expands Despite Over a Decade of U.S. Sanctions and Trump Pressure
Why It MattersThe case underscores how sanctions enforcement gaps can allow flagged carriers to keep operating, complicating oversight of airline activity in sanctioned regions.
Mahan Air, an Iranian airline accused of transporting cash, weapons and personnel for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), is continuing to expand its operations despite being under U.S. sanctions for more than a decade and facing renewed pressure from the Trump administration to cease flying.
U.S. and other governments allege that Mahan Air, ostensibly a private civilian carrier, has developed into a key conduit through which the IRGC supports its regional allies and advances its activities both within the region and beyond.
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