Trump Exit From Iran Pact Halts $40 Billion Boeing, Airbus Deals
- Planemakers took different approaches to booking orders
- Boeing will ‘follow the U.S. government’s lead’ on next steps
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The U.S. withdrawal from a nuclear accord with Iran slams shut what had been a brief opening for historic aircraft sales by Boeing Co. and Airbus SE to the Islamic Republic.
President Donald Trump’s announcement that the U.S would seek to reimpose sanctions left little hope that the planemaking duopolists will be able to consummate $40 billion in aircraft deals struck by Iranian carriers during the brief trade thaw. Both companies’ export licenses to Iran will be revoked, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin told reporters.