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Monday, September 28, 2026
From the Liveblog of
Monday, September 28, 2026
Iran complains to UN aviation agency over ‘illegal’ US flight restrictions
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An Iranian Mahan Air plane lands at Tehran's Imam Khomeini International Airport on February 4, 2021. (Saeed Kaari/IKAC via AP)
TEHRAN, Iran — The head of Iran’s Civil Aviation Organization says the body has filed a complaint with the United Nations aviation agency against the United States for imposing restrictions targeting the country’s airlines.
“To defend the legitimate rights of the aviation industry and counter illegal restrictions imposed by America, Iran has drafted and submitted a formal protest to the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO),” says Iran’s civil aviation chief Abouzar Shiroudi, according to state news agency IRNA.
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