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Iran has warned that air travel across the region could be disrupted if Iranian airlines continue to be denied access to flights and airport services, according to the source report.
Mohammad Mokhber, a senior adviser to Iran’s supreme leader, said Tehran would not accept regional countries “aligning themselves with hostile US policies against Iran” in a post on “X”, the social media platform formerly known as “Twitter”.
“Our strategy on this matter is clear: Either air travel in the region is available to everyone or to no one,” Mokhber said.
“If Iran cannot travel by air and receive airport services, no country in the region will be able to do so either,” he added, in a veiled warning.
Restrictions on Iranian airlines expand
Mokhber said regional countries’ decision to support Washington in implementing what he called “hostile policies” would remain in the memory of the Iranian people.
His remarks followed an expansion of restrictions on Iranian airlines this week amid new US sanctions targeting Tehran’s international operations.
Najaf International Airport in Iraq suspended all flights to and from Iran on Friday until further notice, citing instructions from the authorities.
The United Arab Emirates also suspended flights operated by Iranian airlines to and from Iran on Thursday until further notice. Its General Civil Aviation Authority attributed the decision to US restrictions imposed on Iranian carriers.
US sanctions and regional tensions
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said this week that Iranian airlines’ operations worldwide would come to a halt from Sept. 23 under the new sanctions.
The measures come as efforts to end the US-Israeli war on Iran continue. Talks have stalled despite a June memorandum aimed at reaching a final peace agreement, with disagreements over navigation through the Strait of Hormuz remaining unresolved.
The Strait of Hormuz is one of the world’s most important strategic routes for energy and goods supplies.
