Israel forces Iranian plane to reverse course over Syria The Mahan Air aircraft was suspected to be transporting weapons to Hezbollah in violation of the Lebanon ceasefire agreement • IDF eliminates Hezbollah cell near a church in Southern Lebanon. Joshua Marks Dec. 2, 2024
The airline that is the ‘main cover’ for Iran’s arms smuggling A new report by the Alma Center sheds light on how Mahan Air works closely with Quds Force Unit 190 to ‘book’ suspicious flights with fake passenger names to Syria and Lebanon. Yaakov Lappin Dec. 15, 2022
US enacts Iran-related sanctions on UAE-based firms The sanctions come despite the historic U.S.-brokered agreement last week to normalize relations between Israel and the UAE. Jackson Richman Aug. 19, 2020
US sanctions Chinese firm for working with Iranian airline Mahan Air has allegedly been operating charter flights to Venezuela for Iranian technicians and technical equipment, using materials sourced from China. May 19, 2020
Report: Mahan Air ignored virus flight bans, suppressed reports of crew illness The Iranian airline is under U.S. sanctions due to its links with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. May 6, 2020
Pompeo: Iranian officials stole more than $1 billion in coronavirus assistance U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo alleges that Tehran continues “to hoard desperately needed masks, gloves and other medical equipment for sale on the black market.” March 23, 2020
Report: US-sanctioned Iranian airline operating non-humanitarian flights to and from China, Spain Iranian state airline Mahan Air responded to a social-media post from a user who asked: “Hundreds of us want to return to China, and we can’t buy a ticket. How can we return to China?” March 20, 2020
Indonesian businessman, companies charged for violating sanctions on Iran The U.S. Justice Department announced an eight-count indictment of an Indonesian businessman and three Indonesian-based companies for violating U.S. sanctions against Iran. Dec. 18, 2019
US sanctions Iranian shipping and aviation industries connected to IRGC The network was allegedly smuggling lethal aid from Iran to Yemen on behalf of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps’s Quds Force. Dec. 11, 2019
