China hits back at US threat of sanctions on Iranian airlines

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China condemned the United States' threat of unilateral sanctions against Iranian airlines, calling them illegal and lacking international law basis. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent warned that such measures could shut down all Iranian airlines globally within days as part of increased economic pressure on Tehran.

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China has condemned the “illegal” US sanctions against Iranian airlines, a day after US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent warned Washington could impose measures aimed at shutting down Iran’s airlines worldwide. Under the weight of US sanctions, “all the Iranian airlines will be shut down around the world” within days, Bessent told CNBC on Monday, as the Trump administration seeks to increase economic pressure on Tehran.

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