Again aircraft were ferried to Iran despite sanctions

An aircraft identifying itself as 7Q-YBC and using the hex code 05808E operated a flight from Istanbul Airport to Muscat on 19 June. According to Flightradar24 data, the aircraft’s track disappeared while it was flying over Iran. Initially, Flightradar24 identified the aircraft as an Ilyushin Il-76 and displayed the registration 7Q-ILY. However, information published by…

Mahan Air added a RJ85 to its fleet. EP-MEI was previously operated by Southafrican airline AirLink. The aircraft is one of three which were stored at Hyderabad in India. At December 21, 2023 these three were ferried via Iran to Kabul. The intention of the flights to Kabul were probably to make it look like…

Within the span of just three days, three aircraft departed the United States airports for Europe. The likelihood that one or more of them may ultimately end up in Iran appears significant. Last update: January 27, 2026 The first aircraft, a Boeing 737-300 (registration T7-TNA), operated a flight from Saltillo, Mexico, via Goose Bay and…

Three Boeing 737 aircraft were ferried from Amman (ADJ) , Jordan, to Taraz, Kazakhstan, on 28 July 2026, in what appears to be a highly unusual sequence of flights. The coordinated transfers have sparked speculation that the aircraft could ultimately be destined for Iran, following a pattern seen in previous aircraft movements. The first aircraft,…