Russia struggles to break into Iran market
The Kremlin wants to explore the civil aviation market in the Middle East, but the toughening US sanctions and rhetoric have diminished its chances in Iran, which many considered a big market for Russian products in light of the last year’s Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), or so-called Iran nuclear deal. Moscow hoped that easing of the West’s stance toward Tehran would create a more favourable climate for trade and make it possible to place a worthwhile number of Sukhoi Superjet 100 regional jets with local Iranian operators. Around the time of the JCPOA’s signing, Dmitry Rogozin, deputy chairman of the Russian govt’s military industrial complex, forecast that Iranian airlines could take about 100 Superjets over the course of the next 5 years. Two years later, his forecast looks unattainable. <br/>
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Russia struggles to break into Iran market
The Kremlin wants to explore the civil aviation market in the Middle East, but the toughening US sanctions and rhetoric have diminished its chances in Iran, which many considered a big market for Russian products in light of the last year’s Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), or so-called Iran nuclear deal. Moscow hoped that easing of the West’s stance toward Tehran would create a more favourable climate for trade and make it possible to place a worthwhile number of Sukhoi Superjet 100 regional jets with local Iranian operators. Around the time of the JCPOA’s signing, Dmitry Rogozin, deputy chairman of the Russian govt’s military industrial complex, forecast that Iranian airlines could take about 100 Superjets over the course of the next 5 years. Two years later, his forecast looks unattainable. <br/>
