Iran received the first plane purchased from the European giant aircraft maker Airbus following a landmark nuclear deal reached between Tehran and the six world powers.
The European aviation giant, Airbus, has sealed a contract with the Iranian flag carrier, Iran Air, for the sale of 100 aircraft, worth over $18 billion dollars at list prices, to the Islamic Republic.
TEHRAN, YJC. Every July 3 the Iranian government commemorates the destruction of the airliner hit by the United States Navy guided missile cruiser USS Vincennes in 1988 over Iran's territorial waters in the Persian Gulf.