US increases pressure on Iran with sanctions targeting aviation sector
- Trump administration has sought to isolate Tehran through a raft of measures meant to squeeze the country’s economy.
- The United States has put forward a new package of sanctions targeting Iran’s aviation sector, as the administration of President Donald Trump seeks to ratchet up economic pressure on Tehran.
- On Tuesday, the US Treasury Department announced 36 Iran-related sanctions on commercial and private airlines, part of an effort to isolate Iran dubbed “Operation Economic Outcast”.
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- Trump administration has sought to isolate Tehran through a raft of measures meant to squeeze the country’s economy.
- The United States has put forward a new package of sanctions targeting Iran’s aviation sector, as the administration of President Donald Trump seeks to ratchet up economic pressure on Tehran.
- On Tuesday, the US Treasury Department announced 36 Iran-related sanctions on commercial and private airlines, part of an effort to isolate Iran dubbed “Operation Economic Outcast”.
Sources: Al Jazeera