Imam Khomeini Airport CEO says no international flights cancelled after US sanctions on 27 Iranian airlines

Ramin Kashefazar, CEO of Imam Khomeini International Airport City Company, told the ILNA news agency, in remarks carried by Ecoiran on Wednesday, September 9, 2026 (18 Shahrivar 1405), that all flights at Imam Khomeini Airport remain in operation and flight activity is proceeding normally, with no flights cancelled, addressing the impact of the fresh US Treasury sanctions imposed on 27 Iranian passenger airlines and announced on Tuesday, September 8 (17 Shahrivar). He said the airport has not received any letter or communication regarding a reduction in international flights or a lowering of flight levels, and no country has contacted it on the matter. Kashefazar said planning to expand the airport's flight network continues, with new routes to Tunisia and Vietnam still on the airport's agenda.