ShapurII
Trusted Member
Russians are not under similar sanctions as Iran. Aviation sanctions on Iran date back to the hostage crisis and the Iraq-Iran war. As long as they're in place, Iran cannot purchase airplanes that are less than 25 years ago.Yeah but sanctions also have a big political component. Armenia and Georgia are not facing these secondary sanctions for various reasons and Iran could follow similar approach. At the end of the day the Russians continue to fly modern Airbus Boeing planes and get the needed spare parts.
With the sanctions gone, there are a LOT of options. In my view it was the economic sanctions that were the most effective western weapon.
Even without secondary sanctions, Armenia and Georgia both suffer from aging fleets. I'm not sure what they have to offer us in the first place.





