US Welcomes Germany Decision to Ban Iran’s Mahan Air

ERBIL — The United States has welcomed a decision by the German government which banned Iranian Mahan Air from landing in the country, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Monday.

Earlier the day, Christofer Burger, a spokesperson for German Foreign Ministry announced the decision, saying that the measures against the Iranian airliner were taken amid security concerns.

He said there were increasing evidence of Iranian intelligence service activities in Europe, claiming that Mahan Air had ties to Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps and it transfers military equipments, especially to Syria.

“The U.S. welcomes Germany’s decision to deny landing rights to Iran’s Mahan Air. The airline transports weapons and fighters across the Middle East, supporting the Iranian regime’s destructive ambitions around the region,” Pompeo wrote on Twitter.

He encouraged all the US allies “to follow suit”.

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