US Sanctions Turkish, Kazakh, Malaysian Firms as Mahan Air Agents

The US Treasury designated companies in Turkey, Kazakhstan, and Malaysia as general sales agents for Mahan Air, an Iranian airline under long-standing sanctions. This expands the extraterritorial enforcement of Iran sanctions into Central Asia and Southeast Asia, signaling a tightening of the secondary sanctions regime. The move may deter third-country firms from facilitating Iranian aviation and could strain diplomatic relations with the affected states.