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UAE suspends Iranian airline flights under new US sanctions

As of September 2026: Barred from UAE-Iran transactions

On Thursday, the UAE suspended all flights by Iranian airlines to and from the country. The decision closes Dubai — the Gulf's biggest travel hub, with multiple daily Iran flights and a large Iranian community — to Iranian carriers.

Updated Sep 25

Iranian banks lose SSL certificates as U.S. sanctions expand

Rule Changes

As of September 2026: Changed website address after losing certificate

Millions of Iranians who bank online now hit a red browser warning when they open their bank's website: 'Your connection is not secure.' Iranian banks are losing their SSL certificates, the digital IDs that prove a website is real, because the certificate authorities that issue them have stopped working with sanctioned institutions.

Updated Sep 14