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U.S. Grants Airbus Second License for Iran Sales
Approval from Treasury Department comes as opponents to Iran nuclear deal urge restraint from Obama Administration

The U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has issued a second license to Airbus for the sale of airliners to Iran, the company confirmed Tuesday. The approval covers a second tranche of airliner sales over which Airbus continues to negotiate with Iran Air. The first license, issued in September, covered “short-term” deliveries of 17 A320s and A330s to Iran Air. This second license addresses the remainder of a contract negotiated in January covering 21 airplanes from the current A320 family, 24 A320neo-family airplanes, 27 of the current A330 family, 18 A330-900s, 16 A350-1000s and 12 A380s.