US, Europe at odds over Revolutionary Guard-backed airline
WASHINGTON -- An Iranian airline backed by the country's notorious Revolutionary Guard is flying commercial routes to more than a dozen European and Asian countries.
Mahan Air, Iran's second-largest airline, is sanctioned by the US for ferrying weapons and fighters to support Syria's government.
A US Treasury official tells The Associated Press that the US has been trying to get those 15 countries to cooperate with US efforts to block the airline's financial network, but has met with stiff resistance. The official was not authorized to discuss the issue publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity.
