Aseman Airlines is a semi-private air carrier headquartered in Tehran that specializes in flights to remote airfields across the country. It also flies internationally.
Under decades of international sanctions, Iran’s
commercial passenger aircraft fleet has aged, with air accidents occurring regularly in recent years.
Following the 2015 landmark nuclear deal with world powers, Iran signed deals with both Airbus and Boeing to buy scores of passenger planes.
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More likely its the above. The mullahs are running on very thin ice right now. Wouldn’t take much for them to be kicked out of power. All that’s needed is for the military to desert them and they are out.