US action against two Iranian airlines and an Armenian GSA
The US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (Ofac) took action against the Iranian Qeshm Fars Air linked to designated Iranian airline Mahan Air and Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Qods Force (IRGC-QF), and Flight Travel, an Armenian GSA providing services to Mahan Air.
Qeshm Air is believed to have operated regular cargo flights to Damascus, delivering cargo, including weapons shipments, on behalf of the IRGC-QF. Employees of Mahan Air, which was banned from German airspace last week, fill Qeshm Air management positions, and Mahan Air provides technical and operational support for Qeshm Air, facilitating its illicit operations.
In July 2018, Ofac designated a Malaysia-based Mahan Air GSA, and in September 2018, designated a Thailand-based Mahan Air GSA. (ah)