Event Brief
China condemns US threat of sanctions on Iranian airlines
By The BriefBrief · Sources (8)
Filed: Sep 22, 2026 at 6:08 AM ET
UPDATED Sep 22, 2026 at 8:23 AM ET
Summary: China condemned US sanctions against Iranian airlines as “illegal,” a day after US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent warned Washington could impose measures aimed at shutting down Iran’s airlines worldwide. The Chinese criticism frames the US action as unlawful.
WHO: China
WHAT: China condemned US sanctions against Iranian airlines as “illegal” and responded to a US warning about measures to shut down Iran’s airlines worldwide.
WHEN: Sep 22, 2026 at 4:58 AM ET
WHERE: China
WHY: China was reacting to the US warning that Washington could impose measures aimed at shutting down Iran’s airlines worldwide and to the sanctions it described as “illegal.”
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