# Bessent tells CNBC all Iranian airlines will be 'shut down' from Wednesday

https://mins.news/en/item/68171

- CNBC, 2026-09-22 01:43 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/22/us-iran-war-trump-hormuz.html

> Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told CNBC that all Iranian airlines would be “shut down” starting Wednesday. He said Washington was pressuring Iran “like never before.”

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