Ahmadinejad said, "The US has refused to sell Civilian Airlines or parts for them for 40 years." I'm not an expert on how long a 747 can last with no new parts, but he made a big media scene of boarding one (Labeled "IRAN"), in his flight from Tehran to NY. Why the need for civilian aviation parts? The plane worked fine! Either they have domestic industry producing these "needed" parts that haven't been sold to them "for 40 years," or they like buying American so much, Iran is buying American 2nd hand.
Perhaps, Ahmadinejad was complaining more about US refusal to sell parts for Military aircraft... his next stop is to visit Chavez (who has a similar problem).
Did Ahmadinejad just mess up his speech, and actually mean "Military Parts"?
Perhaps, Ahmadinejad was complaining more about US refusal to sell parts for Military aircraft... his next stop is to visit Chavez (who has a similar problem).
Did Ahmadinejad just mess up his speech, and actually mean "Military Parts"?