Iran says Airbus to announce decision on selling planes to Tehran

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Fri, 11 May 2018 - 08:50 GMT

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Fri, 11 May 2018 - 08:50 GMT

The logos of Airbus group and IranAir are pictured the company IranAir takes delivery of the first new Western jet, an Airbus A321, under an international sanctions deal in Colomiers, near Toulouse, France, January 11, 2017. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau/File Ph

The logos of Airbus group and IranAir are pictured the company IranAir takes delivery of the first new Western jet, an Airbus A321, under an international sanctions deal in Colomiers, near Toulouse, France, January 11, 2017. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau/File Ph

ANKARA - 11 May 2018: Iran said on Friday had asked Europe's Airbus to announce whether it would go ahead with its plane deal with Tehran after President Donald Trump pulled the United States out of Iran's international nuclear deal.

"Airbus will announce its decision in the coming days ... no down payment has been made by Iran to the plane makers for future deliveries," senior advisor to Iran's Roads and Urban Development Minister Asghar Fakhrieh-Kashan told the semi-official Fars news agency.

On May 8, Trump pulled the United States out of the 2015 accord with Iran, raising the risk of conflict in the Middle East, upsetting European allies and casting uncertainty over global oil supplies.

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