Scott Bessent says the United States will use secondary sanctions to shut Iranian airlines out of international operations from September 23
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Scott Bessent says the United States will use secondary sanctions to shut Iranian airlines out of international operations from September 23
Direct answer
Directly pressures Iranian aviation and service providers, while supporting USD liquidity conditions and potentially widening spreads for sanctioned-exposed regional counterparties.
- Original publisher
- Market Ontology
- Evidence through
- 2026-09-21
- Published
- 2026-10-20
- Revision
- 1 · 2026-10-20
Cite as: Market Ontology, “Scott Bessent says the United States will use secondary sanctions to shut Iranian airlines out of international operations from September 23”, revision 1, evidence through 2026-09-21. https://marketontology.com/market-events/2026-09-21/scott-bessent-says-the-united-states-will-use-secondary-sanctions-to-shut-irania-b71eea
How this development reaches the affected companies
| Asset | Exposure and channel | Direction | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| IAG | global aviation service and route disruption involving Iran can affect carrier compliance and traffic flows, but direction is not determinable from the announcement alone | Watch1-4w | Bessent said companies providing fuel, landing services and ticketing to Iranian airlines risk sanctions |
| DXY | expanded secondary-sanctions enforcement can reinforce dollar-system leverage and support the USD | Up1-5d | Bessent said violators would be knocked out of the dollar system |
| IRANAIR | loss of foreign fueling, landing and ticketing services would impair international operations | Down1-4w | Bessent said Iranian airlines will be targeted through companies providing those services |
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What happened next
| Asset | Call | Base close | +1 day | +5 days | +20 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IAG | Watch | 20.13 2026-09-21 | +3.78% | -7.20% | Pending |
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