Iranian airlines were barred from several neighboring countries on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026, after a U.S. secondary-sanctions deadline for firms dealing with Iran’s carriers passed on Sept. 23, Reuters (opens in new tab), Iran International (opens in new tab), Al-Monitor (opens in new tab), and Devdiscourse (opens in new tab) reported.
The UAE’s General Civil Aviation Authority said it was suspending all flights by Iranian airlines until further notice, Reuters (opens in new tab) said. Iran’s Tasnim news agency, cited by Reuters (opens in new tab), reported flights also shut to Oman, Georgia, Azerbaijan, and the Iraqi capital Baghdad, with authorities exploring alternate routing to Najaf.
Tehran’s Imam Khomeini Airport still listed some scheduled services Thursday to destinations including Turkey, China, Afghanistan, Armenia, Pakistan, and Tajikistan, but Gulf-state connections largely disappeared from listings, Reuters (opens in new tab) said. Al-Monitor (opens in new tab) likewise described the UAE route closing while some other flights continued.
Separately, Reuters (opens in new tab) reported Saudi authorities said they intercepted Houthi ballistic missiles Thursday—an adjacent conflict update in the same package. The Event Log keeps the primary focus on the airline-flight bans tied to the U.S. sanctions deadline and treats the Houthi intercept as a brief related regional note from the same wire.