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June 20, 2016

Boeing’s Deal with Iran Will Aid Bashar al-Assad and Hizballah

It could be bad for Boeing, too.

Last week, Tehran confirmed its plans to purchase 100 aircraft from the American aviation company Boeing. The U.S. Treasury Department has already granted permission for such sales by U.S. corporations, and the terms of the Iran deal allow American banks to finance them. Legal though the transaction may be, however, its results are bound to be bad for American interests, for the people of Syria, and perhaps for Boeing itself. Emanuele Ottolenghi writes:

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