Iranian planes continue flying to Armenia despite US sanctions

Ramin Kashef Azar, head of Imam Khomeini International Airport in Iran, said that Iranian airlines have not stopped flying to Armenia, as well as to China, Russia and Turkey, after new sanctions were imposed on Iran’s aviation sector, iran. ru reports.

New US sanctions targeting Iranian aviation came into force on September 23. Washington warned that servicing Iranian airlines could result in the disconnection of their airports and companies from the US dollar system.

In response, several countries have restricted the reception of Iranian aircraft. Among them are Azerbaijan, Georgia, Oman, the UAE and Iraq.