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Iran Firm Displays US-Made Helicopters, Showing It Can Evade Sanctions
[Ynet] An Iranian company on Thursday displayed four brand new US-made helicopters it purchased through third parties, offering them as proof that the country could evade international sanctions over its disputed nuclear program.The display of the R-44 helicopters came during an air exhibition in Kish Island, in the Persian Gulf. The four-person helicopters are manufactured by the Caliphornia, an impregnable bastion of the Democratic Party,-based Robinson Helicopter Company. Mahmoud Azin, the head of Iran's Helicopters Company, told the Tasnim news website that the helicopters were purchased at a marked-up price through "dealers" and can be used for both training and police air patrols. His company, which has some 25 helicopters, mainly serves Iranian oil sites. Posted by: trailing wife 2014-11-21 |
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