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#8775811 at 2020-04-13 05:10:27 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #11235: Late Night Digital Army Moves On Truth Edition
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Boeing signs deal to sell aircraft to Iran
Boeing inked a deal to sell jetliners to the largest airline in Iran, potentially becoming the first big American company to take advantage of the lifting of many economic sanctions with the Islamic Republic following last year's landmark nuclear accord.
The Chicago-based aircraft manufacturer said Tuesday that it signed an agreement with Iran Air "expressing the airline's intent" to buy its aircraft. But the agreement could face hurdles, including opposition in Congress.
The sale could be worth up to $25 billion to Boeing, Abbas Akhoundi, Iran's roads and urban development minister, told Iran's Press TV. Terms of the deal were not being disclosed. If they call for the planes being sold at full price, the total represents more than a quarter of the annual revenue for a company that reached an all-time-high revenue mark in 2015.
The agreement calls for Iran Air to buy a mix of models of Boeing aircraft that is expected to include the 737, the best-selling commercial aircraft of all time, and others, according to the Iranian Students' News Agency. Boeing declined to comment on the size of the deal, though Iran Civil Aviation Organization head Ali Abedzadeh told the Iranian news agency Tasnim that the airline would purchase 100 aircraft from Boeing.
The agreement would come several months after European consortium aircraft manufacturer Airbus signed a deal to sell 73 wide-body planes and 45 single-aisle planes to Iran for commercial use in a deal that media reports said is worth $27 billion. To be sure, however, Boeing's sale is not a done deal yet. The company must win approval from the Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control, which enforces sanctions and monitors economic transactions between U.S. companies and foreign countries engaged in illicit activities.
"Boeing will continue to follow the lead of the U.S. government with regards to working with Iran's airlines, and any and all contracts with Iran's airlines will be contingent upon U.S. government approval," Boeing said in a statement. Another potential obstacle is opposition from members of Congress who opposed the Iran nuclear accord, saying that Iran had not earned the right to escape sanctions.
Rep. Peter Roskam, R-Ill., said he and other members of Congress from Chicago and Washington state, where Boeing has large manufacturing operations, oppose the transaction and will work to block it.
"If this moves forward, Boeing and terror will be intertwined," Roskam said. "Congress will not be sitting by idly without something to say about it."
The U.S. severed diplomatic ties with Iran in 1980 following a revolution that toppled the country's ruler and sparked a takeover of the U.S. Embassy with 52 Americans taken hostage. Since then, the two countries have been engaged in a prolonged political standoff over Iran's nuclear ambitions, anti-Israel positions and American sanctions, among other things. President Obama signed an executive order lifting most sanctions in January.
Despite that progress, Iran is still listed by the State Department as a state sponsor of terrorism for its support of the Lebanese terror groups Hezbollah and the government of Syrian President Bashar Assad.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2016/06/21/boeing-says-signs-sales-agreement-iran-air/86168532/
#3545856 at 2018-10-20 22:01:39 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #4497: Best Gitmo Judges Edition
More Iranian Cabinet Ministers Resign Amid Economic Crisis
Iran's ministers of industry and roads have resigned, in the latest departures from President Hassan Rohani's government.
In a statement posted on the presidential website October 20, Rohani thanked Industry Minister Mohammad Shariatmadari and Roads Minister Abbas Akhoundi for their "selfless service" and "sincere efforts."
The two ministers reportedly handed in their resignations over a month ago as lawmakers were gearing up for impeachment hearings.
Rohani's labor and economy ministers were forced to resign in August, with lawmakers angry over their handling of the country's economic crisis.
The crisis has been fueled in part by the United States decision to withdraw from the 2015 nuclear deal and reimpose economic sanctions.
The U.S. decision to pull out of the deal has put major pressure on Rohani, who had lobbied hard for the deal despite opposition from Iranian hard-liners.
Rohani himself was summoned to answer questions in parliament in August, the first time that's happened during his five years in power.
https:// www.rferl.org/a/more-iranian-cabinet-ministers-resign-amid-economic-crisis/29554774.html