Saudia Group has formally denied any operational or commercial involvement in the transfer of five Boeing 777-200ER aircraft to Iran’s sanctioned Mahan Air, asserting the planes were sold on 7 June 2023 to a company registered outside Saudi Arabia under lawful commercial procedures. The carrier confirmed it has had no relationship with the aircraft since the sale, despite reports placing two airframes at Tehran Mehrabad Airport for refurbishment and three others in Muscat and Fujairah awaiting delivery. The transaction involves retired widebody aircraft stored in the UAE, moved via temporary registrations and secondary-market intermediaries, exposing gaps in sanctions enforcement and indirect acquisition routes for Western-origin aircraft by sanctioned operators.