Sanctioning nearly Iran's entire commercial aviation sector disproportionately harms Iranian civilians

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The U.S. Treasury Department sanctioned Turkey-based Fugo Ground Services Inc

US secondary sanctions targeting civilian airlines are a legitimate tool of pressure

The US should sanction foreign companies that service Iranian airlines

The United States imposed sanctions on 27 Iranian airlines within a package containing 36 designations

U.S. secondary sanctions against foreign aviation companies constitute illegitimate extraterritorial coercion

Foreign companies that enable sanctioned Iranian airlines to operate should face U.S. secondary sanctions

Suspending aviation-safety and emergency-service authorisations creates an unacceptable risk to civilian passengers

The United States suspended three aviation authorisations as part of its campaign to isolate Iran's aviation sector

Iran's use of civilian aviation networks to support military organisations justifies restrictions extending beyond Mahan Air

Aviation-safety and humanitarian operations should receive broad exemptions from sanctions on Iran

Commercial airlines that knowingly transport weapons or IRGC personnel should lose access to international aviation markets

U.S. sanctions on Iranian airlines are justified to disrupt IRGC logistics and weapons procurement