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The United States added 36 entities — Iran's remaining 27 airlines besides Mahan Air, plus related entities — to the sanctions list, including intermediary companies that transferred Boeing aircraft to Mahan Air via the UAE and Turkey. The U.S. Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) simultaneously issued an alert targeting Iran's civil aviation industry, aiming to cut off Iran's lifeline of funds and materials.

According to a video report citing The Wall Street Journal, as of the end of June 2026, over 1,000 shipments of dual-use goods were transported from China to the Iranian Ministry of Defense, with Mahan Air operating nearly 40 round-trip flights per week between Beijing and Tehran.