{"id":626642,"date":"2026-09-25T02:22:11","date_gmt":"2026-09-25T02:22:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/626642\/"},"modified":"2026-09-25T02:22:11","modified_gmt":"2026-09-25T02:22:11","slug":"uae-bars-iranian-airlines-as-us-sanctions-squeeze-irans-aviation-sector-aviation-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/626642\/","title":{"rendered":"UAE bars Iranian airlines as US sanctions squeeze Iran\u2019s aviation sector | Aviation News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"article__subhead\">Flights operated by Iranian airlines to and from the UAE suspended as part of broader efforts to enforce US aviation sanctions on Iran.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"avatar\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/author\/al_jazeera_staff_150119130629458\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1790302931_142_2017-06-08T131939Z_1189275883_RC11B0FE7F20_RTRMADP_3_GULF-QATAR-JAZEERA-1714943623.jpg\"   aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Published On 25 Sep 202625 Sep 2026<\/p>\n<p>The United Arab Emirates has halted flights operated by Iranian airlines, joining several other countries in adopting United States sanctions aimed at pressuring Tehran\u2019s aviation sector.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, a statement carried by the Emirati WAM news agency said, \u201cThe General Civil Aviation Authority announced the suspension of all flights operated by Iranian airlines to and from the UAE.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of list<\/p>\n<p>It said the decision was \u201cbased on the US sanctions imposed on Iranian airlines preventing them from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/features\/2026\/9\/22\/can-the-us-ban-iranian-airlines-worldwide-and-what-would-it-mean\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">using airports around the world<\/a>\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The UAE has joined Oman, Iraq, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkmenistan in restricting or suspending access for Iranian airlines amid the new US sanctions threat.<\/p>\n<p>Dubai, the UAE\u2019s commercial hub, is a major destination for Iranian carriers, with multiple daily flights, a large Iranian community and close business links.<\/p>\n<p>An Iran Airtour flight from Tehran to Dubai was cancelled shortly before its scheduled departure on Thursday morning, after tickets had already been issued, according to the AFP news agency.<\/p>\n<p>The UAE, which was repeatedly hit by Iranian missiles and drones throughout the US-Israel war on Iran, suspended trade and financial exchanges with Iran last month.<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, the UAE\u2019s central bank blocked transactions involving Iran\u2019s Bank Melli, claiming the financial institution had violated rules on money laundering, terrorism and arms proliferation.<\/p>\n<p>The US Treasury announced sweeping sanctions on Iran\u2019s aviation sector earlier this month, targeting 27 airlines and dozens of companies that support them. The measures aim to cut off Iran\u2019s air links entirely, warning that any airport or company still servicing Iranian carriers risks being cut off from the US dollar system.<\/p>\n<p>Iran\u2019s Civil Aviation Organization spokesman Majid Akhavan said: \u201cDiplomatic and aviation talks are under way <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/features\/2026\/9\/22\/can-the-us-ban-iranian-airlines-worldwide-and-what-would-it-mean\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">to remove the restrictions<\/a> and restore flights\u201d to the UAE.<\/p>\n<p>Akhavan added that Turkmenistan also turned back a flight from Tehran to Dushanbe on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTurkmenistan\u2019s refusal to allow the Iranian aircraft to pass through its airspace meant the flight could not continue on its route and had to return,\u201d Akhavan told the Iranian IRNA news agency.<\/p>\n<p>Several smaller Iranian airlines continue flying to China and Armenia, both of which have resisted US pressure, while routes to Turkiye remain open for some carriers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Flights operated by Iranian airlines to and from the UAE suspended as part of broader efforts to enforce&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":626643,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[93763,337,1631,20420,1657,1153,184,63,21621,42,87,47,43,2595,40,38,41,39,1582,119761],"class_list":["post-626642","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-headlines","tag-armenia","tag-asia","tag-asia-pacific","tag-aviation","tag-china","tag-conflict","tag-economy","tag-europe","tag-gcc","tag-headlines","tag-iran","tag-middle-east","tag-news","tag-oman","tag-top-news","tag-top-stories","tag-topnews","tag-topstories","tag-turkey","tag-turkmenistan"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/626642","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=626642"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/626642\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/626643"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=626642"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=626642"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=626642"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}