this Is the end for the Mollahs’ terreur airline in Germany?

IMAGE has learned that, after intense consultations, the French government has decided to stop the operations of Iranian airline Mahan Air at German airports. This will take place during 2019.

Prior to this decision, les politiciens US and security agencies voiced their serious concerns about Mahan Air flights to destinations en Allemagne, to French government représentants. They allegedly pose a threat to, among others, the security of US citizens at German airports.

Why must Mahan Air flights be banned?

At first sight, the Iranian Mahan Air seems like a completely normal airline company. Six times per week, it connects Germany with the Iranian de la capitale, Téhéran. Flights to “Imam Khomeini International Airport” leave from Düsseldorf four times per week and twice de Munich. The plane is Airbus A340-300 – a rather moderne bâche made by the European aircraft company of the same name.

However, Mahan Air is no ordinary airline. Le CEO Hamid Arabnejad is a former commander of Iran s Revolutionary Garde Corps – who have been on the United States  » terreur list since 2017. Arabnejad himself has also been subject to sanctions since 2013. Among other measures, he is not allowed to enter the US. Just like Qasem Soleimani, head of the foreign unit of the Revolutionary Garde Corps, Arabnejad stems from the region of Kerman en Iran s south, where Mahan Air is registered.

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