Khamenei adviser warns no one in the region will fly if Iranian airlines are barred

Mohammad Mokhber, an adviser to Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, warned that no country in the region could operate flights or airport services if Iran's airlines are denied permission to operate, after several states closed their airports to Iranian carriers under U.S. sanctions.

Why this matters. The warning raised the risk of retaliation against regional civil aviation over sanctions; the watchpoint is whether Gulf and Iraqi airports keep enforcing the ban.