The US Commerce Department argues that the Turkish company has violated its export control regulations by purchasing the engines for the Iranian airliner.
The United States has issued a rare order to a Turkish company to stop Boeing airplane engine export to neighboring Iran.
The Commerce Department issued the emergency order against Turkeyâ„¢s 3K Aviation Consulting & Logistics on Friday because US officials believed an Iranian cargo company was set to pick up the secondhand engines on Tuesday, the AAP reports.
The order also targeted the Iranian company, Pouya Airline.
H. Engin Borluca , the director of the Turkish company, told the news agency on Monday that he was unaware that US restrictions applied to transactions outside of the US and that the company is trying to resolve the matter.
The US Commerce Department argues that the Turkish company has violated its export control regulations by purchasing the engines for the Iranian airliner.
The order also imposes strict restrictions on the American supplier of the engines “ the Adaero International Trade.
The Turkish firm says it’s seeking to return the engines to the sender to avoid retaliatory measures by the US.
The three companies could face banking embargoes and 6-month restrictions on trade or shipping of any items on the US export control lists.
Iran has been facing US-engineered sanctions against its civil aviation industry since 1995. The bans prevent the sales of passenger aircraft and repair parts to Iranian airlines.
Based on a November deal reached in Geneva between Iran the six world powers including the US, parts of existing sanctions on Tehran should be lifted in exchange for addressing what the West calls Å“international concerns” about the Iranian nuclear energy program.
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Source: Press TV