A longer route, but no rise in prices: what has changed on flights between Tehran and Dushanbe?
Более длинный путь, но без роста цен: что изменилось в рейсах между Тегераном и Душанбе?
Asia-Plus explains in practical, explanatory terms how Turkmenistan's refusal of overflight to Iranian airlines, amid new US sanctions on Varesh Airlines, lengthened Tehran–Dushanbe flights and halted Mashhad–Dushanbe service. It then assesses the sanctions risk for Tajikistan and calls for developing its own aviation sector.