IRAN SAYS WILL ONLY PAY HALF PRICE FOR
NEW BOEING PLANES
Dec
25, 10:55 AM EST
TEHRAN,
Iran (AP) -- Iran's official IRNA news agency is reporting the deputy transport
minister as saying that his county will only pay half of the announced price
for 80 new Boeing planes, given the reductions in its purchasing options.
According
to the Sunday report, Asghar Fakhrieh Kashan says that despite an initial $16.8
billion deal with Boeing to purchase 80 passenger planes, "Regarding the
style of our order and its options, the purchase contract for 80 Boeing
aircraft is worth about 50 percent of the amount." He did not elaborate.
Boeing
has made no immediate comment.
Iran
announced earlier this month that it had finalized the deal, which was made
possible by last year's landmark nuclear agreement. It is the largest single
contract with an U.S. company since the 1979 revolution and takeover of the
U.S. Embassy.
Original
post: ap.org
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