Iran's Mahan Air has announced it foiled a cyberattack targeting the company's internal systems and that all flights were operating on schedule. "Immediately after the cyberattack was launched, Mahan Air's cyber security team came into action to thwart the threat, a Mahan Air spokesman said on state TV on Sunday. Amirhossein Zolanvari said in ...

Reuters - The United States on Wednesday imposed sanctions on two United Arab Emirates-based companies, the U.S. Treasury Department said, accusing them of providing material support to Iranian airline Mahan Air. The Treasury in a statement said Parthia Cargo and Delta Parts Supply FZC provided key parts and logistics services for Mahan Air, which ...

Al-Monitor | Bryant Harris: The Donald Trump administration sanctioned an Iranian shipping line and its Chinese subsidiary today after a six-month humanitarian deferral period ended. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo first announced sanctions on Mahan Air alongside the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL) and its Shanghai-based subsidiary,...

Press TV - China has blasted the United States for its sanctions on a Chinese company over cooperation with Irans Mahan Air, saying the bans violate international rules on beneficial cooperation between countries. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said on Wednesday that the US Treasury had committed an illegal act by banning Shanghai ...

Reuters - Washington on Tuesday imposed sanctions on a China-based company it accused of acting on behalf of U.S.-blacklisted Mahan Air, the Treasury Department said, and denounced the Iranian airlines flights to Venezuela. The Treasury said in a statement that Shanghai Saint Logistics Limited acted as a general sales agent for Mahan Air, blacklisted ...

Reuters - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday called on countries to deny overflight rights to Mahan Air, an Iranian airline under U.S. sanctions, which he said recently delivered cargoes of unknown support to the Venezuelan government. The United States maintains punishing sanctions on Iran aimed at containing its regional power in ...

AP As the Trump administration increases pressure on Venezuelas Nicols Maduro, the socialist leader has turned to Iran for help jump starting an aging refinery to prevent the South American nation with the worlds largest oil reserves from running out of gasoline, The Associated Press has learned. On Thursday, the second flight by Iranian airline ...

Press TV - The Spanish government has revoked the landing rights of Irans Mahan Air, apparently under US pressure which has intensified amid the coronavirus. La Vanguardia newspaper cited sources in the Spanish civil aviation authority DGAC as saying that Mahan Air has been forced to terminate its service to Barcelona from March 23. Flights between ...

Sputnik An Indonesian businessmen and three companies based in Indonesia face charges over the procurement of US-made goods for Irans Mahan Air, the Treasury Department announced in a press release. "An eight-count indictment returned today charges [Sunarko] Kuntjoro and PTMS, PTKEU, and PTAK, with conspiracy to unlawfully export US-origin goods ...

Tasnim Spokesman for Irans Civil Aviation Organization (CAO) Reza Jafarzadeh shrugged off a recent move by the US government to impose new sanctions on Mahan Air and said such embargoes would have no negative effect on the Islamic Republics airlines. The US sanctions against Iran and its airlines are not something new and every now and then, a ...

The New York Times | Edward Wong: Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced Wednesday that the United States plans to impose new sanctions on Irans largest shipping company and a major airline for what he said were their roles in transporting material for the countrys ballistic missile and nuclear programs. Todays designations put the world on notice:...

Reuters - The United States on Wednesday imposed new sanctions on Irans biggest airline and its shipping network, accusing them of transporting lethal aid and weapons of mass destruction proliferation. The new sanctions come just days after a weekend prisoner swap between the historic foes, a rare act of cooperation since tensions escalated after ...

Simple Flying | Henry Bewicke: Iran Air has announced it will be resuming Tehran to Rome flights following the news that Mahan Air has been banned from Italian airspace. The carrier will continue to operate its Tehran to Milan flights, which provide a vital means of travel for Iranians living abroad in Italy. On Thursday Iran Air announced it will ...

IRNA Following US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's visit to Rome, Italian government on Friday announced that Iranian Mahan Airlines' flights to the country have been stopped. According to the Italian newspaper 'La Stampa', the Italian government, like its European counterparts (France and Germany), has banned Mahan flights under the US pressures....

Press TV - US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has sought to convince Italian officials that they should comply with Washingtons sanctions on Iran and ban the Mahan Air carrier from accessing Italys airspace. Pompeo said in a meeting with Italys Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio on Thursday that he was glad that Italians were considering the ban on Irans ...

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Reuters - Mahan Air, a private Iranian airline accused by the West of transporting military equipment to Middle East war zones, on Monday launched a direct flight to Venezuela, as Tehran voices support for Caracas against a U.S. backed opposition. Mehr news agency quoted the spokesman of Irans Civil Aviation Organization Reza Jafarzadeh as saying ...

Press TV - France has joined a number of other governments in halting flights by Iran's Mahan Air in and out of the country under heavy pressure from the United States. France's move came afterit claimed that the Mahan Air is transporting military equipment and personnel to Syria and other countries in the Middle East, diplomats said on Monday. "We ...

MNA Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi has once again reiterated Tehrans regret over the banning of Mahan Air by Germany, saying the German government's decision runs counter to the spirit of deep-rooted relations between the two countries. In his Monday meeting with German Foreign Office's Director for the relations with the ...

MNA National flag carrier Iran Air is also on the list of banned airlines, in addition to Mahan Air whose licence has been recently revoked by Germany, Iranian minister of roads said on Thursday. Mohammad Eslami, Minister of Roads and Urban Development, told reporters on Thursday that airplanes operating under the national flag carrier Iran Air ...