IranAir (IR, Tehran Mehrabad) has filed a lawsuit against the Council of the European Union at the General Court of the EU, seeking the annulment of October 2024 sanctions that ban the airline from flying to the bloc due to its alleged support for the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

The Iranian state-owned carrier brought the action, T-676/24, on December 23, 2024, but the details of the plea were only published at the end of February 2025.

IranAir argues that the sanctions violated multiple rights belonging to the airline, including the right to be heard, the right to defence, the right to access a file, and the right to the impartial gathering and assessment of evidence. It also claims that the EU misused its powers because IranAir "in all likelihood or at least predominantly pursued a purpose other than that officially provided in respect" of the sanctions.

The airline recalled that EU officials themselves conceded that the measures "should be considered in terms of politically motivated collective responsibility" rather than IranAir's direct culpability.

The EU court has yet to assign judges to the case.