Iran flights to Baghdad, Muscat cancelled ahead of US aviation sanctions

Iran’s aviation officials negotiate with Oman and Iraq as Secretary Bessent targets carriers seven months into the conflict.

An employee works at the office of Iran's Mahan Air in Erbil, Iraq, September 22, 2026. [Khalid Al-Mousily/Reuters]

Flights from Iran to Baghdad and Muscat will be cancelled starting at midnight ahead of new United States sanctions taking effect Wednesday, Tasnim News Agency reported.

A spokesman for Iran’s Civil Aviation Organization told the news agency on Tuesday that the agency is “negotiating so that flights whose destination is Baghdad can be redirected to [Iraq’s] Najaf Airport”.

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Iran’s ISNA news agency reported that negotiations with Oman were likewise ongoing, adding that all remaining international flights, including those to Istanbul, will operate as scheduled.

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Monday that all Iranian airlines would be shut down on September 23 through the threat of secondary sanctions on aviation service providers, seven months into the war between the US and Iran.

Bessent told CNBC that when Iranian carriers land at an airport, “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”.

The move marks the latest step in Washington’s expanding sanctions campaign against Tehran. Aviation analysts told Al Jazeera that although the US lacks authority to close foreign airspace, targeting local refuelling and ground-handling providers achieves a similar outcome by cutting off essential operational support.

Earlier this month, the US issued stricter measures administered by the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), placing restrictions on trade, energy and financial institutions.

The administration of President Donald Trump also expanded secondary sanctions in late August, warning that foreign firms doing business with Iran across shipping, technology, gold and digital assets face penalties of their own.

Tehran, however, signalled on Saturday that it remains open to talks mediated by Qatar to reach a long-term resolution, while maintaining a combative stance towards Washington.

“It is in Washington’s interest to accept these conditions,” Mohsen Rezaei, Iran’s security chief, told Al Jazeera in an interview last week. “Trump’s threats will not achieve any results. We are prepared for a decisive war.”

伊朗航空官员与阿曼和伊拉克进行谈判，与此同时，贝森特国务卿在冲突爆发七个月后将矛头指向了航空公司。

2026年9月22日，一名员工在位于伊拉克埃尔比勒的伊朗马汉航空公司办公室工作。[Khalid Al-Mousingly/路透社]

据塔斯尼姆通讯社报道，由于美国新的制裁措施将于周三生效，从午夜开始，伊朗飞往巴格达和马斯喀特的航班将被取消。

伊朗民航组织发言人周二告诉新闻机构，该机构正在“进行谈判，以便将目的地为巴格达的航班改道飞往（伊拉克的）纳杰夫机场”。

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伊朗学生通讯社（ISNA）报道称，与阿曼的谈判也在进行中，并补充说，所有剩余的国际航班，包括飞往伊斯坦布尔的航班，都将按计划运营。

美国财政部长斯科特·贝森特周一表示，美国将通过对航空服务提供商实施二级制裁的威胁，于9月23日关闭所有伊朗航空公司。此时，美伊战争已持续七个月。

贝森特告诉 CNBC，当伊朗航空公司降落在机场时，“你不能为他们提供燃料，你不能为他们提供降落服务，你不能向他们出售机票，否则你就会被美元体系淘汰”。

此举标志着华盛顿对德黑兰不断扩大的制裁行动又向前迈进了一步。航空分析人士告诉半岛电视台，尽管美国无权关闭外国领空，但针对当地的加油和地面服务供应商，切断其关键的运营支持，也能达到类似的效果。

本月初，美国财政部外国资产控制办公室 (OFAC) 出台了更严格的措施，对贸易、能源和金融机构实施了限制。

唐纳德·特朗普总统的政府在 8 月下旬扩大了二级制裁，警告称与伊朗在航运、技术、黄金和数字资产领域开展业务的外国公司将面临相应的惩罚。

然而，德黑兰周六表示，它仍然愿意接受卡塔尔斡旋的谈判，以达成长期解决方案，同时对华盛顿保持对抗立场。

伊朗安全局局长穆赫辛·雷扎伊上周接受半岛电视台采访时表示：“接受这些条件符合华盛顿的利益。特朗普的威胁不会取得任何结果。我们已做好打一场决定性战争的准备。”