The decision by @British_Airways & @airfrance to end flights to #Iran—following an earlier decision by @KLM to do the same—will make it harder for the Iranian diaspora to visit friends & family in Iran, ensuring their further isolation. 1/
These decisions come amid increasing sanctions pressure. Ordinary Iranians are under siege from all directions; at home by repressive forces, by sanctions & Trump’s #MuslimBan; & now some of the few remaining bridges to the outside world are disappearing. 2/
The world has a core interest in the well-being of Iranians—a neighboring people with whom we must build bridges, not destroy them. 3/
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