United States prohibits all Iranian Planes and Airlines from landing anywhere on earth
Iran not only has very old aircraft due to the fact that the United States is preventing Tehran from acquiring new planes, but also the country airlines will no longer be allowed to land anywhere in the world.
The United States’ Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent declared on Monday, 21 September 2026, that all Iranian airlines and Tehran-registered planes will have trouble functioning globally.
Bessent said from the 23rd of September and under the weight of American sanctions, no Iranian plane will be able to fly across the globe, as the Trump administration seeks to keep pressure on Tehran.
On September 23, “all the Iranian airlines will be shut down around the world,” Mr. Bessent told CNBC in an interview.
“If they land, you cannot provide them with fuel, you cannot provide them with landing services, you cannot sell them tickets or you will be knocked out of the dollar system,” the U.S Secretary maintained.
The United States and Iran have been at war since late February, when U.S.-Israeli strikes killed the Islamic republic’s supreme leader and senior military officials at the start of a broad offensive.
Tehran countered by blocking the Strait of Hormuz, a vital waterway for energy transit, causing global oil prices to surge as the conflict spread in the West Asia.
Earlier this month, the United States imposed sanctions on “all remaining Iranian airlines” that had yet to face such penalties.
The Treasury Department also took aim at targets for supporting Iran’s aviation sector, including firms based outside Iran.
Mr. Bessent previously vowed the United States would declare “economic D-Day” on Iran and pledged to choke off Tehran financially.
Mr. Bessent’s comments came a day after he met with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng for economic talks laying the groundwork for President Donald Trump’s summit this on Thursday with Chinese leader Xi Jinping.
China is one of Iran’s top economic partners and diplomatic backers.
Iran’s aviation sector has long grappled with sanctions, which have restricted its ability to acquire aircraft, spare parts and maintenance services.
Iran has several private and public airline companies in operation. The oldest is the Iranian Airways Company, founded in 1944 (known as Iran Air since 1961).
As of June 2009, Iranian planes fly 45 international flight routes. Most of the fleet of Iranian airlines today consist of old Boeings and used or leased Airbus and regional jets such as British Aerospace 146 and ATR 72 and Fokker 100.
Reports have that, economic sanctions from the United States prevents Iran from purchasing most new western made aircraft to update its rapidly aging fleet.
This, according to data from Wikipedia, has resulted in a series of ongoing disasters and incidents.
Because of this, in the last 25 years there have been 17 plane crashes, and 1500 deaths (From 2000 to 2006, 11 Iranian plane crashes claimed about 700 lives)