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Berlin Revokes Landing Rights For Iranian Arline As E.U. Cracks Down

January 21 2019

Germany

The German government has revoked the landing rights for an Iranian private airline accused of providing support to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, reports Reuters. 

Berlin has stopped allowing Mahan Air to use German airspace, a government source told the Sueddeutsche Zeitung newspaper on Monday. 

The source emphasized that this did not mean the imposition of general sanctions, a longstanding request by Washington. 

The move is the latest in a series of sanctions adopted by...

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