The US has not officially taken responsibility for the strike.

An aircraft belonging to Mahan Air was damaged during US strikes on Mashhad Airport in Iran on March 30, Iranian officials told Asian News International (ANI).

The airplane was stationed at Mashhad International Airport and was reportedly scheduled to fly to New Delhi as part of a humanitarian aid operation. The aircraft was expected to arrive in New Delhi in the days after the strike to facilitate the transportation of medical equipment and assistance.

The US has not officially taken responsibility for the strike.

Mahan Air is a private airline in Iran that operates flights across Asia. It has frequently been at the center of international scrutiny, with the US Department of the Treasury officially designating it as a Specially Designated National (SDN) in 2011 for its material support of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' (IRGC) Quds Force.

Being designated as an SDN imposes strict sanctions that freeze the designated group's assets and prohibit US persons from dealing with them, thereby blocking them from the US financial system.

This is not the only instance of damage to Iranian passenger airlines. Maariv reports that Iran Air and Zagros also sustained damage in the strikes, with the Wall Street Journal adding that 20 passenger planes in Iran were completely destroyed and a further 40 sustained damage.

Seven airports in the country were attacked several times during the war as part of the joint effort from the US and Israel to damage aviation infrastructure across the country.

Iran has suffered extensive economic losses estimated between $140 billion and $145 billion following six weeks of war with Israel and the United States, according to open-source intelligence assessments.

Reports suggest that the loss of revenue for Iran’s airlines due to the cessation of operations is approximately $600 million.