Overview
- The U.S. Treasury designated six entities and individuals on Thursday, July 30, 2026, in China, India, Russia and Iran for acting as sales agents and service providers for Mahan Air.
- The package also sanctions an IRGC-linked front company that Treasury says supported Iran’s "kinetic targeting" during the war.
- U.S. officials say Mahan Air has long been used to transport IRGC personnel, weapons and drones, and the new measures focus on cutting the airline’s overseas procurement and travel channels.
- Sanctions freeze any assets the designated parties hold under U.S. control, bar Americans from dealing with them, and warn foreign banks that knowingly facilitate significant transactions of possible secondary sanctions.
- The action follows reports of a drone strike near Damietta, Egypt, that raised concerns about risks to Suez Canal traffic and could increase demands for international enforcement and cooperation to disrupt Iran-linked logistics.