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The US has sanctioned India-based Skiez Travels and five others for allegedly supporting Mahan Air. Washington says the move targets networks it believes help the IRGC sustain military and logistics operations.
Washington,UPDATED: Jul 31, 2026 06:38 IST
The US has sanctioned six entities and individuals, including India-based Skiez Travels, for allegedly supporting Iranian airline Mahan Air, which Washington claims helped sustain what it called a terrorist enterprise linked to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
Announcing the action on Thursday, the US Department of the Treasury said the sanctions were aimed at companies operating as general sales agents of Mahan Air. "Those who provide financial services, logistics, or commercial support to the IRGC or Mahan Air are helping sustain a terrorist enterprise," Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent said in a statement.
Bessent said the Treasury Department would continue to identify such entities, expose them and cut them off from the US financial system. The department said that although Mahan Air presented itself as a civilian carrier, the airline had long supported the IRGC by providing travel for IRGC-Quds Force personnel, facilitating military training and aiding the movement of unmanned aerial vehicle systems and weapons.
Skiez Travels and Logistics Private Limited, which has offices in Srinagar and Delhi, says on its website that it began representing Mahan Airways as its general sales agent in 2020. The other Mahan Air general sales agents named by the Treasury Department are China-based Shanghai Wings Logistics Co, which it said coordinated the transport of electronics from China to Iran, Russia-based Air Cargo Pro Limited, and Shanghai Elite Travel Co.
The Treasury Department also named Tang Xin of China, identifying him as the managing director of Shanghai Wings who has coordinated travel for Mahan Air. It said Tang is also the executive director and 50 per cent owner of Shanghai Elite, which also represents Mahan Air in China.
Separately, the department designated DadeNegar Startup Studio, which it described as a front company affiliated with Iran's IRGC. According to the Treasury statement, DadeNegar supported military targeting through the use of a website, solicited locations of American and Israeli equipment to support Iranian military targeting, and, in coordination with the IRGC, received strike requests for US targets in the Middle East. Overall, the sanctions cover India-based Skiez Travels and five other entities and individuals that the US says supported Mahan Air and IRGC-linked activities.
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Jul 31, 2026 06:38 IST
