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This bill aims to strengthen sanctions against Mahan Air, an Iranian airline that the U.S. government has identified as supporting terrorist activities. The bill highlights that Mahan Air was added to the Specially Designated Nationals list in 2011, which froze its assets and prohibited U.S. transactions with the airline. The legislation notes that the Treasury Department has accused Mahan Air of facilitating transportation and shipments for the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps-Qods Force, and supporting the Iranian government's destabilizing regional actions by transporting fighters to Syria. The bill requires the President to submit a determination within 90 days about whether to apply sanctions to the Iran Airports Company, which is the state-owned enterprise that holds and operates civilian airports in Iran and facilitates Mahan Air's operations. The determination must be transmitted to congressional committees in an unclassified format, though it may include a classified annex. By requiring this assessment, the bill seeks to increase pressure on Iranian aviation infrastructure and limit the operational capabilities of an airline deemed supportive of terrorist activities.

Military Affairs and Security

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1489/all-info