Mahanair Airlines; Expanding flights in Asia despite sanctions Iran's largest private airline, Nair, is increasing its flights to China and several Southeast Asian countries while the United States seeks to limit the country's aviation ties with the world by imposing new sanctions against Iranian airlines. According to the German newspaper "Handelsblatt", despite Washington's pressure, some Asian countries kept their airports open to Iranian flights. At the same time, the entry of several Boeing 777 aircraft into Mahanair's fleet through a complicated and indirect route, raised questions about the circumvention of the sanctions, the manner of supplying the aircraft and the safety status of the company's fleet. These developments are taking place in a situation where foreign airlines have stopped their flights to Iran since the spring of 2026, and following the tightening of American sanctions, international flight options for Iranian passengers have become more limited. In this situation, Mahanair still maintains several international routes, including flights to China and Thailand. The administration of Donald Trump, the President of the United States of America, has imposed sanctions on all Iranian airlines from the end of September 2026. The stated goal of this policy is to stop the international activities of Iranian airlines and isolate this country from the global air transport network.

Mahanair Airlines; Expanding flights in Asia despite sanctions Iran's largest private airline, Nair, is increasing its flights to China and several Southeast Asian countries while the United States seeks to limit the country's aviation ties with the world by imposing new sanctions against Iranian airlines. According to the German newspaper "Handelsblatt", despite Washington's pressure, some Asian countries kept their airports open to Iranian flights. At the same time, the entry of several Boeing 777 aircraft into Mahanair's fleet through a complicated and indirect route, raised questions about the circumvention of the sanctions, the manner of supplying the aircraft and the safety status of the company's fleet. These developments are taking place in a situation where foreign airlines have stopped their flights to Iran since the spring of 2026, and following the tightening of American sanctions, international flight options for Iranian passengers have become more limited. In this situation, Mahanair still maintains several international routes, including flights to China and Thailand. The administration of Donald Trump, the President of the United States of America, has imposed sanctions on all Iranian airlines from the end of September 2026. The stated goal of this policy is to stop the international activities of Iranian airlines and isolate this country from the global air transport network.