US lifts sanctions on Iraqi airline linked to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard

The Story in Brief

In an update to its website, the US Treasury said it has lifted sanctions on Iraqi airline Fly Baghdad and on two aircraft previously subject to restrictions. The Treasury’s change removes the company and those two aircraft from the designated list, while it kept sanctions in place against an individual who had been identified earlier as the company’s owner, Basheer Abdulkadhim Alwan al-Shabbani. The move means the airline and the two planes are no longer listed under the specific Treasury measures cited in the update, but the agency continues to treat the named person under existing sanctions. The notice on the Treasury site did not, in the information provided here, explain the reasons for lifting the measures on the carrier and aircraft or outline any further steps. The update is a technical action recorded on the Treasury website and reflects a distinction between the company and the individual in the agency’s listings.

The Indian Opinion

Readers should note that brief items and headlines that describe the airline as linked to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps can be provocative if not supported by details in the official notice. The Treasury’s website update here records a technical change: sanctions on the carrier and two aircraft were lifted, while sanctions on an individual remained. That difference may reflect legal, evidentiary or procedural reasons not disclosed in the update. Without further public explanation from the Treasury or other authorities, it is difficult to draw broader conclusions about responsibility or future operational status. Caution is warranted before assuming the lifting of company-level measures removes all regulatory or reputational consequences.

Original article: US Lifts Sanctions On Iran Guards-Linked Iraqi Airline (www.ndtv.com)

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