US aviation sanctions disrupt flights for ordinary Iranians

The Straits Times reports that US sanctions on Iran’s aviation sector have led to canceled flights and complicated travel and the supply of some medicines. A Tehran man told the newspaper he was trying to bring his frail 86-year-old father home from California after their hoped-for route through Dubai became unavailable. If they cannot find a better option, he said, his father may have to cross into Iran by land via Turkey. Experts quoted in the report doubt the sanctions will change the Iranian government’s position.