Iran Air will be the main target of the sanctions that the United States, Germany, France and the United Kingdom plan to apply against Iran, according to the BBC.
On a visit to London, the United States Secretary of State, Anthony Blinken, said that the Russians were trained by the Iranians to use the ballistic missiles provided by the government of Tehran in the Ukraine War.
There is no forecast for the start of the new sanctions, but the UK government has announced that it will suspend the bilateral flight agreement between the two countries, with Germany and France following the English decision.
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Since bilateral agreements involve reciprocity, there is a possibility that the Tehran government will revoke permission for German, French and English companies to land or fly over Iran.
Nine destinations in Europe
Currently, the only Western European companies operating in Iran are Austrian Airlines, Pegasus Airlines and Turkish Airlines.
Iran Air operates in nine European cities: Cologne, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Istanbul, London, Milan, Paris, Rome and Vienna using Airbus A330-200s.
If the European network is cancelled, Iran Air’s international routes would be restricted to Al-Najaf (Iraq), Baku, Beirut, Mumbai, Dubai, Karachi and Kuwait.
If reciprocity occurs, airlines from the three European countries will not be able to fly over Iran, altering the routes that connect Europe with India and Southeast Asia.
If sanctions are restricted to these countries, the biggest beneficiaries will be Middle Eastern companies such as Turkish Airlines – the largest foreign operator in Iran – and Austrian Airlines itself.
