A look at European, Asian nations servicing Iranian airline

Iran's second-largest carrier, Mahan Air, is flying commercial routes to more than a dozen European and Asian countries in spite of US terror-related sanctions. Backed by the country's notorious Revolutionary Guard, the airline is sanctioned by the US for providing "transportation, funds transfers and personnel travel services" to the Revolutionary Guard's elite Quds Forces, flying them and weapons to Syria to train Hezbollah militants, Syrian army troops and others. Many countries honoured the US terror sanctions and blocked Mahan Air. But weeks before the nuclear deal was signed in July 2015, Mahan announced it was launching a route to Munich — its second German destination. A wave of new routes followed to more than a dozen countries, including France, Russia, Thailand and Denmark. The piece has a look at the countries that have granted landing rights to Mahan Air commercial flights or are home to companies affiliated with the airline.<br/>