{"id":569878,"date":"2026-10-01T08:08:48","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T03:08:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=569878"},"modified":"2026-10-01T08:08:48","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T03:08:48","slug":"turkiye-seizes-iranian-plane-over-unpaid-debt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/turkiye-seizes-iranian-plane-over-unpaid-debt\/","title":{"rendered":"Turkiye seizes Iranian plane over unpaid debt"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> ISTANBUL<br \/>\nTurkish authorities have seized a plane belonging to Iran\u2019s Caspian Airlines in Istanbul over an alleged unpaid debt of 3.0 million euros ($3.4 million), media from both countries said on Tuesday.<br \/>\nThe Boeing 737 jet had completed embarkment and was preparing for takeoff on Monday, when officials detained it on the basis of a court-issued seizure order, Turkiye\u2019s Anadolu news agency said.<br \/>\nThe reports did not cite new US sanctions against Iranian airlines, an effort to further choke the country\u2019s economy during the Middle East war. In a statement relayed by Iranian state television, Caspian Airlines said the Istanbul flight to Tehran faced \u201ctemporary operational restrictions regarding one of its Boeing aircraft due to an administrative issue in Turkiye.\u201d<br \/>\nThe TV report confirmed that passengers had to disembark but that the airline had taken \u201cadministrative\u201d measures with regards to a debt of three million euros for \u201cIstanbul airport services.\u201d It said the plane would return to Iran on Tuesday.<br \/>\nTurkiye has so far not complied with the new US sanctions announced in early September, which threatened that anyone doing business with Iran\u2019s airlines risks being cut off from the dollar-dominated global financial system.<br \/>\nSeveral airlines, including Iran Air, continue to offer regular flights between the two countries. 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