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Iran finalized new contract with Airbus for the purchase of 100 airplanes, the first of which are expected to be delivered in mid-January. The deal, which is divided almost equally between wide and narrow body aircraft will be signed in the next few days, perhaps as early as Monday or Tuesday, said Deputy Minister of Transport and Public Works.

“We finalized negotiations with Airbus and any time we can sign the deal in Tehran. We are waiting for some final permits and expect to sign today or tomorrow”, said the Iranian Deputy Minister of Transport and Public Works, Asghar Fakhrieh Kashan.

Airbus will deliver 4 types of jets: a midsize body A320 and A321 and a large corps – A330 and A350, but the country confirming that had abandoned superjumbo A380, part of the draft, signed in Paris in January.

Iran, which last week finalized a deal with Boeing for purchasing of 80 aircraft, has reached agreements with foreign companies for leasing to finance a total of 77 aircraft, including 42 Airbus and 35 from Boeing

Iran buys aircraft to restore the outdated fleet of the carrier IranAir.

The timing suggests that the first delivery of Airbus A321 may arrive before the inauguration on January 20, the president-elect Donald Trump, who expressed a number of criticisms against the nuclear deal. The delivery will happen before the presidential elections of Iran in May.

The US Treasury granted export licenses to allow the two transactions move, which was the requirement for Airbus and Boeing because of the intensive use of US troops from both companies.

Asked if the deal could fail if Washington withdraws certificates or impose new trade restrictions on Iran, Kashan said: “Do not worry about that, though we should not ignore such an opportunity”.

“The fact is that Trump may impose certain new sanctions, but count it as a violation of JCPOA (nuclear deal), which expressly provides for the purchase of aircraft and sold by manufacturers”, added Iranian Deputy Minister of Transport and Public Works, Asghar Fakhrieh Kashan.

