In this Alhurra article discussing the U.S. government's latest sanctions targeting Mahan Air and its support networks, Caroline Watson was quoted on the significance of the Treasury Department's new authority to target Iran's aviation sector and the practical impact of last week's action. Watson noted that the action marks "the first time the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has used its new powers related to imposing sanctions on the Iranian aviation sector." Watson explained that the new sanctions authority is particularly notable because "it allows the Office to easily target entities that it identifies as operating in the aviation sector or providing material support to it." She also highlighted the practical impact of the measures, stating that flights to and from Iran, or those transiting Iranian airspace, "have become fraught with enormous risks, if not impossible."