US treasury chief says businesses working with Iranian airlines risk sanctions

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent attends a Senate Appropriations Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee hearing on President Trump's fiscal year 2027 budget request for the Department of the Treasury, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 22, 2026. (REUTERS/Annabelle Gordon)

WASHINGTON, April 27 (Reuters) - Businesses working with Iranian airlines risk U.S. sanctions, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Monday, calling the warning a part of a campaign to put economic pressure on Iran during the U.S. and Israel's war against Tehran.

"Doing business with sanctioned Iranian airlines risks exposure to U.S. sanctions," Bessent said in a post on X.

(Reporting by Kanishka Singh and Jasper Ward in Washington; Editing by Caitlin Webber)