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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1489 
To provide for the application of sanctions regarding Mahan Air. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 21, 2025 
Mr. MILLS (for himself, Ms. SALAZAR, Mr. BABIN, Mr. WILSON of South 
Carolina, and Mr. LAMALFA) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To provide for the application of sanctions regarding Mahan 
Air. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Reinforcing Sanctions 
on Iranian Terrorists Act’’. 
SEC. 2. APPLICATION OF SANCTIONS REGARDING MAHAN 
AIR. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) Mahan Air was added on October 12, 2011, 
to the Specially Designated Nationals list main-
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tained by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the 
Department of the Treasury, freezing its assets 
under United States jurisdiction and prohibiting 
transactions with United States parties, pursuant to 
Executive Order 13224 (September 23, 2001; relat-
ing to blocking property and prohibiting transactions 
with persons who commit, threaten to commit, or 
support terrorism), which targets terrorists and their 
supporters. 
(2) In announcing additional sanctions against 
Mahan Air on March 24, 2016, the Department of 
the Treasury stated that ‘‘Based in Tehran, Iran, 
Mahan Air has facilitated [Islamic Revolutionary 
Guards Corps—Qods Force] transportation and 
arms and funds shipments. Mahan Air also con-
tinues to support the Iranian government’s desta-
bilizing actions in the region by conducting flights to 
Syria in order to transport fighters. Mahan Air reg-
ularly uses the same aircraft it flies to Syria to fly 
commercial passenger routes to international des-
tinations in Europe, the Middle East, and Asia.’’. 
(3) Mahan Air reportedly serves the following 
destinations in Iran: Abadan Airport, Ahvaz Inter-
national Airport, Ardabil Airport, Persian Gulf Air-
port, Bandar Abbas International Airport, Birjand 
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International Airport, Bojnord International Airport, 
Iranshahr Airport, Isfahan International Airport, 
Kalaleh Airport, Kerman Airport, Shahid Ashrafi 
Esffahani Airport, Khorramabad Airport, Kish Air-
port, Larestan International Airport, Mashhad 
International Airport, Queshm International Airport, 
Sahahdaj Airport, Dasht-e Naz Airport, Shiraz 
International Airport, Sirjan Airport, Tabriz Inter-
national Airport, Tehran Imam Khomeini Inter-
national Airport, Mehrabad International Airport, 
Zabol Airport, Zahedan International Airport, and 
Zanjan Airport. 
(4) The Iran Airports Company, a State-owned 
enterprise, is the holding and operating company for 
civilian airports in Iran that facilitates Mahan Air’s 
operations. 
(5) Foreign persons that assist in, sponsor, or 
provide financial, material, or technological support 
for, or financial or other services to or in support of 
Mahan Air should be subject to United States sanc-
tions pursuant to Executive Order 13224. 
(b) DETERMINATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of this section, the Presi-
dent shall transmit to the appropriate congressional 
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committees a determination as to whether to apply 
sanctions, in whole or in part, with respect to the 
Iran Airports Company pursuant to Executive Order 
13224. 
(2) FORM.—The determination required by 
paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified 
form but may contain a classified annex. 
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