One idiot. Or two
Posted on 12/25/2016 11:11:07 AM PST by Brad from Tennessee
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. . .
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No matter....We are paying for them no matter what via Obama’s generosity.
Boeing should reply that their offer is worth about half the planes.
Then Boeing should just send them the left wing of the plane. We have too many left wings anyway.
Perfect- I love it!
The ‘deal’ was made under pressure of Boeing and other exporters throughout the West.
They paid top dollars to politicians and media to get the ‘deal’ made despite common sense.
And now get nothing...
Ship the convertibles.
Can’t do business with these people.
Time to invoke the old saying, “Cash Before Delivery”.
Does that mean obama’s commission is cut in half?
So, they will only pay $8B for the 80 planes? Sounds like a deal is never really a deal when doing business with Iran.
1/3 the planes with the rest going at big discount to American entities....
President Trump, please cancel this nuclear deal on day one and impose crushing sanctions. Squeeze them until they cry. I’m very tired of the Iranians giving us the finger ever other week.
A childish attempted swipe at Trump and America.
We can deliver 80 cruise missiles for free.
He got his up front
Yes, it seems Iran found something different, better, to do with the other $8Billion. Geeze, I wonder what it could be?
Nobody but an idiot desperate to sell will finalize a deal with a buyer who suddenly announces they will only pay 50%.
Is 50% off part of Obama’s Secret Deal that Kerry says is not really a Deal
One idiot. Or two
The $16.8b is the book price. Boeing and Airbus give discounts for large orders. So maybe Iran is getting a 50% discount from the book price.
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