Iran bans fuel supply to western airlines

After Western governments decided not to provide fuel for Iranian passenger planes, Iran decided to retaliate and an immediate order was issued banning supply of jet fuel to Western airlines flying to and from Tehran, First Vice President Mohammad Reza Rahimi said, Trend reports.

"Recently fuel supply for Iranian passenger planes flying to Europe was stopped. Now the question is if they (West) have problems with the Iranian government why do they deprive the people of their rights. Iran decided immediately to strike back and banned supply of fuel to Western passenger planes landing in Iran," he said.

Last week President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad warned countries that refrain from supplying fuel to Iranian planes of the dire consequences of their action, stressing that Iran will take action against such moves, Fars News Agency reported. "Countries that resort to such moves would suffer," he said at a press conference in Tehran.