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Turkish authorities seized Iranian plane in Istanbul following U.S. sanctions
Authorities at Istanbul Airport seized a Boeing 737 aircraft belonging to Iranian airline Caspian Airlines, according to reports by Turkish media outlets. According to the reports, the aircraft was seized as collateral due to a debt of millions of dollars accumulated by the company due to the U.S. sanctions regime on the aviation market. Inspectors took control of it as it was preparing for takeoff back to Iran, and passengers were removed from it.
· Source: Srugim. Photo as published in the article
A Boeing 737 aircraft of Iranian airline Caspian Airlines was seized at Istanbul Airport, according to reports by Turkish media outlets and monitoring agencies, following new U.S. sanctions on Iran's aviation market.
Turkish media outlets and monitoring agencies report that authorities at Istanbul Airport seized an Iranian airline aircraft as a result of new U.S. sanctions on Iran's aviation market. According to the report, this is the first time that sanctions on airlines have led to seizure of an Iranian aircraft at an international airport.
According to the publications, the Boeing 737 aircraft belongs to Caspian Airlines. According to the reports, it was seized as collateral due to a debt of millions of dollars accumulated by the company due to the U.S. sanctions regime on the aviation market.
According to the report, inspectors took control of the aircraft when it was already in the stages of preparation for takeoff back to Iran. Passengers were removed from it and the aircraft was taken into state custody.
According to the report, it is a severe blow to Iran's aviation market, whose condition is precarious to begin with, and it is the first since the beginning of the U.S. "economic strangulation" operation against Iran's economy.
Source: Srugim
