Iran Air says it has received no regional flight ban despite US sanctions threat

Iranian state media reported that Iran Air stated it has not received any notice of a regional flight ban, a day after US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said all Iranian airlines would be shut down worldwide starting September 23.

Why this matters. A discrepancy between US sanctions announcements and Iranian carriers' operational status signals uncertainty over enforcement of the threatened aviation shutdown, affecting regional flight routing and Iranian civilian air links.