04.08.2015 - 22:24 [ Al-Monitor ]

Will Iran buy French warplanes?

There were important security aspects to Laurent Fabius’ visit to Iran last week — the first by a French foreign minister in 12 years. After the trip, Iranian government spokesman Mohammad-Bagher Nobakht said that “France could satisfy our need for Mirage warplanes … buying new Mirage planes is the first priority of the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force [IRIAF].”