Air France to resume flights to Tehran following nuclear deal
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Air France will resume flights to Tehran for the first time in more than seven years, as part of resuming European trade with Iran following a hard-fought deal to curb its nuclear activities.
The airline announced in a statement Tuesday that it "is supporting the resumption of commercial exchange with Iran" and will operate flights three times a week starting in April.
The statement says "Air France is illustrating its ambition to expand in a country with buoyant growth, as the European Union is Iran's fourth most important economic partner."
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Air France operated flights to Tehran from 1946 until October 2008, when they were suspended amid U.N. and EU sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program.