🔻 Iran Air’s CEO says Iran needs about a thousand passenger aircraft, but the total number of aircraft currently in operation in this country is about 100. In a situation where a significant part of Iran’s air fleet is grounded and dozens of aircraft were destroyed in the recent war, U.S. sanctions have also made the outlook for the operations of Iranian airlines more difficult.

Eiman Sadeghzadeh, an aerospace specialist, says the main problem facing Iran’s aviation industry is sanctions.