Third plane bought under sanctions deal arrives in Iran

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DUBAI An Airbus (AIR.
PA) A330 airliner arrived in Tehran on Saturday, the third of 200 Western-built passenger aircraft ordered by IranAir following the lifting of sanctions on Iran last year.
Iran`s pragmatist president Hassan Rouhani`s success in ending international sanctions by reaching a deal with world powers has also intensified tensions ahead of May presidential elections with hardliners, who have criticized the deal for a lack of tangible economic benefits since sanctions were lifted.
Uncertainty remains over the timing of the rest of the orders as banks shy away from deals with Iran, fearing a "snapback" of international sanctions or U.
S.
fines if they are deemed to be breaking U.
S.
sanctions that remain in force.
The aircraft joins another A330 and a smaller A321 delivered to Iran earlier this year by Airbus.
The long-haul A330-200 landed at Tehran`s Mehrabad airport, the official news agency IRNA reported, as flag-carrier IranAir tries to renew its decaying fleet.