A US airstrike at Iran's Mashhad airport on Monday damaged a Mahan Air aircraft, potentially disrupting a mission to India to collect humanitarian aid, Iranian officials claimed. The plane was reportedly scheduled to fly to New Delhi this week to pick up essential medical supplies and aid for Iranian people, they said. The Iranian officials said the aircraft was damaged following the US attack on Mashhad airport. India sent the first consignment of medical supplies to Iran through the Iranian Red Crescent Society on March 18. Mahan Air is a privately-owned Iranian airline that operates flights in several countries in West Asia, Central Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia and East Asia.

Source: The Telegraph March 31, 2026 06:11 UTC