Iranian jet detained in Istanbul over $3.4m debt
Iranian Boeing 737 seized at Istanbul Airport over a $3.4 million debt
The jet was preparing to fly to Iran when lawyers for a Turkish company and enforcement officers arrived after a court order.
The seizure is tied to secondary US sanctions on Iranian civil aviation.
Passengers and cabin crew were taken off the plane and sent back to the terminal.
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