According to The Wall Street Journal, Bessent said in a statement on April 27 that "doing business with sanctioned Iranian airlines carries the risk of being targeted by U.S. sanctions." He urged governments to take steps to ensure their companies do not provide "any form of service" to those aircraft, including supplying jet fuel, providing catering, paying landing fees or performing maintenance.
He added that the Treasury Department would maintain "maximum pressure" on Iran and would "not hesitate" to act against third parties that help or carry out Iran-related transactions.
Iran has resumed some commercial flights after its clash with the United States. Iranian state television reported on April 26 that flights departed Tehran for Turkey, Oman and Saudi Arabia.
The Treasury Department has recently launched what it has dubbed "Economic Fury," an Iran-focused pressure campaign likened to the name of a U.S. military operation, "Epic Fury."
The department is targeting what it views as a global asset network involved in sustaining Iran's oil trade. It has also reportedly sent letters to Chinese banks warning that continued support for Iranian oil transactions could trigger secondary sanctions.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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