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Listen   Listen (2 mins)       Save       Share US threatens to ground Iranian airlines worldwide from Wednesday on social media share-nodes    Share (https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Faje.news%2F96fhai) facebook      (https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=US%20threatens%20to%20ground%20Iranian%20airlines%20worldwide%20from%20Wednesday&source=sharethiscom&related=sharethis&via=AJEnglish&url=https%3A%2F%2Faje.news%2F96fhai) x    (whatsapp://send?text=https%3A%2F%2Faje.news%2F96fhai) whatsapp-stroke    (https://aje.news/96fhai)  copylink          google       Add Al Jazeera on Google  info      (US Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent says all Iranian airlines will be grounded on Wednesday.)   US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent expects all Iranian airlines will be grounded on Wednesday [File: AFP]   (https://www.aljazeera.com/author/al_jazeera_staff_150119130629458)     By  (https://www.aljazeera.com/author/al_jazeera_staff_150119130629458) Al Jazeera Staff , AFPand Reuters   Published On 21 Sep 2026 21 Sep 2026    United States Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says Iranian airlines could effectively be shut out of international travel from Wednesday, as Washington threatens foreign companies with secondary sanctions if they continue servicing the country’s carriers. “On September 23, all the Iranian airlines will be shut down around the world,” Bessent told CNBC on Monday. Recommended Stories list of 3 items list 1 of 3 (https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2026/9/21/how-an-economic-squeeze-is-changing-everyday-life-and-work-for-iranians) How an economic squeeze is changing everyday life and work for Iranians  list 2 of 3 (https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/16/iran-war-has-cost-the-us-38bn-how-is-it-impacting-us-economy-politics) Iran war has cost the US $38bn: How will it impact US economy, politics?  list 3 of 3 (https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2026/9/20/us-china-open-high-level-talks-ahead-of-trump-xi-summit) US proposes AI safety notification mechanism in talks with China   end of list  The warning is aimed not just at the airlines themselves, but at the airports, fuel suppliers, ticketing companies and other businesses they rely on to operate abroad. “If they land, you cannot provide them with fuel, you cannot provide them with landing services, you cannot sell them tickets, or you will be knocked out of the dollar system,” Bessent said. The threat marks the latest step in US President Donald Trump administration’s escalating economic campaign against Tehran, which has continued alongside (https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2026/9/21/iran-war-live-tehran-warns-us-against-new-strikes-fighting-rages-in-yemen) the war between the US and Iran.  Earlier this month, the US Treasury imposed (https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/17/what-are-all-the-sanctions-iran-is-under) sanctions on all remaining Iranian airlines that had not already been targeted, as well as companies outside Iran accused of supporting the country’s aviation sector. Iran’s aviation industry was already heavily constrained by years of US sanctions, which have made it difficult for carriers to buy new aircraft and obtain spare parts and maintenance services. The measures are part of a (https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/17/what-are-all-the-sanctions-iran-is-under) much broader sanctions regime aimed at isolating Iran from the international financial system. US secondary sanctions threaten foreign companies that do business with Iran across sectors including energy, shipping, technology, gold and digital assets with penalties of their own. Advertisement    China ‘very engaged’ on Iran sanctions Bessent’s comments came a day after talks with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng, ahead of Trump’s meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday. China is one of Iran’s most important economic partners and (https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/16/china-willing-to-safeguard-irans-legitimate-rights-official-says) diplomatic backers , making Beijing’s cooperation potentially significant to Washington’s efforts to financially isolate Tehran. Bessent said Chinese officials had been “very engaged” in the US pressure campaign. Washington was holding what he described as positive talks with Chinese financial authorities, including People’s Bank of China Governor Pan Gongsheng, about compliance with US sanctions on Iran.            aj-logo             aj-logo             aj-logo       Advertisement          About About   Show more  (https://www.aljazeera.com/about-us) About Us   (https://www.aljazeera.com/code-of-ethics/) Code of Ethics   (https://www.aljazeera.com/terms-and-conditions/) Terms and Conditions   (https://www.aljazeera.com/eu-eea-regulatory/) EU/EEA Regulatory Notice   (https://privacy.aljazeera.net/) Privacy Policy   (https://privacy.aljazeera.net/cookie/) Cookie Policy   (https://www.aljazeera.com/) Cookie Preferences    (https://trust.aljazeera.net/accessibility/) Accessibility Statement   (https://www.aljazeera.com/sitemap) Sitemap   (https://careers.aljazeera.net/) Work for us      Connect Connect   Show more  (https://network.aljazeera.net/en/contact?tid=6) Contact Us   (https://www.aljazeera.com/user-accounts-help) User Accounts Help   (https://commercial.aljazeera.net/) Advertise with us   (https://www.aljazeera.com/stay-connected) Stay Connected   (https://www.aljazeera.com/newsletters) Newsletters   (https://sat.aljazeera.net/en) Channel Finder   (https://www.aljazeera.com/schedule/) TV Schedule   (https://www.aljazeera.com/podcasts/) Podcasts   (https://webapps.aljazeera.net/aje/tips/) Submit a Tip   (https://www.aljazeera.com/sponsored) Paid Partner Content      Our Channels Our Channels   Show more  (http://aljazeera.net/) Al Jazeera Arabic   (https://www.aljazeera.com/) Al Jazeera English   (https://www.ajiunit.com/) Al Jazeera Investigative Unit   (https://www.aljazeeramubasher.net/) Al Jazeera Mubasher   (http://doc.aljazeera.net/) Al Jazeera Documentary   (http://balkans.aljazeera.net/) Al Jazeera Balkans   (http://ajplus.net/) AJ+      Our Network Our Network   Show more  (http://studies.aljazeera.net/en/) Al Jazeera Centre for Studies   (http://training.aljazeera.net/) Al Jazeera Media Institute   (http://learning.aljazeera.net/) Learn Arabic   (http://liberties.aljazeera.com/en) Al Jazeera Centre for Public Liberties & Human Rights   (http://forum.aljazeera.net/) Al Jazeera Forum   (https://hotels.aljazeera.net/en) Al Jazeera Hotel Partners        Follow Al Jazeera English: (https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera) facebook       (https://twitter.com/ajenglish) twitter     (https://www.youtube.com/aljazeeraenglish) youtube     (https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/?hl=en) instagram-colored-outline                          (https://www.aljazeera.com/xml/rss/all.xml) rss     (https://bsky.app/profile/aljazeera.com) bluesky     (https://www.tiktok.com/@aljazeeraenglish) tiktok-colored-outline                  (Al Jazeera Media Network logo)   © 2026 Al Jazeera Media Network