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Today — 5 October 2026Main stream

U.S. Sanctions Aim to ‘Shut Down’ Iran’s Airlines, but This Boeing Plane Is Still Flying

✇NYT - World
By: Damien Cave
5 October 2026 at 04:01
The Trump administration says all Iranian airlines are being “shut down.” So why is this jumbo jet still flying from Tehran to Southeast Asia?

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A Mahan Air Boeing 777 with the tail sign EP-MTE arrived at Iran’s Najaf International Airport in July, carrying the casket of Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in U.S.-Israeli strikes in February.

U.S. Sanctions Aim to ‘Shut Down’ Iran’s Airlines, but This Boeing Plane Is Still Flying

✇NYT - Home Page
By: Damien Cave
5 October 2026 at 04:01
The Trump administration says all Iranian airlines are being “shut down.” So why is this jumbo jet still flying from Tehran to Southeast Asia?

© Reuters

A Mahan Air Boeing 777 with the tail sign EP-MTE arrived at Iran’s Najaf International Airport in July, carrying the casket of Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in U.S.-Israeli strikes in February.
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