Iran confident about US$3b Boeing deal as US mulls sanctions
An Iranian airline that signed a US$3b contract with Boeing is confident the deal won’t face a political backlash in Washington, days after the US Senate voted to advance a bill that could bring new sanctions against the Islamic Republic. Aseman Airlines, a private company whose largest owner is Iran’s National Pension Fund, signed a final purchase agreement with Boeing Saturday for 30 737 Max jets and an option for 30 more. Boeing will deliver the first jets in 2022. “We’re a commercial company, like Boeing is a commercial company, and we’re operating in an economic sphere, not a political one,” an Aseman spokesman said. “In this area, work is moving forward and things are getting under way." Boeing has applied to the US Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control for a license to see the deal through. <br/>
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Iran confident about US$3b Boeing deal as US mulls sanctions
An Iranian airline that signed a US$3b contract with Boeing is confident the deal won’t face a political backlash in Washington, days after the US Senate voted to advance a bill that could bring new sanctions against the Islamic Republic. Aseman Airlines, a private company whose largest owner is Iran’s National Pension Fund, signed a final purchase agreement with Boeing Saturday for 30 737 Max jets and an option for 30 more. Boeing will deliver the first jets in 2022. “We’re a commercial company, like Boeing is a commercial company, and we’re operating in an economic sphere, not a political one,” an Aseman spokesman said. “In this area, work is moving forward and things are getting under way." Boeing has applied to the US Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control for a license to see the deal through. <br/>
