"Iranian aircraft not allowed to refuel in UK, Germany, UAE"

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Page last updated at 13:32 GMT, Monday, 5 July 2010 14:32 UK

Iran says the fuel ban is doubling its aviation costs

Iran says that Britain, Germany and the United Arab Emirates are refusing to provide fuel to Iranian passenger planes.

The move, which has not been confirmed, follows unilateral sanctions imposed by the US, the Isna news agency reported.

The sanctions are designed to impede the development of Iran's nuclear programme.

Iran says its nuclear industry is for peaceful purposes but Western powers fear it is trying to develop a bomb.

Companies penalised

"Since last week, our planes have been refused fuel at airports in Britain, Germany and UAE because of the sanctions imposed by America," Mehdi Aliyari, secretary of the Iranian Airlines Union, told the news agency.

Iranian lawmaker Heshmatollah Falahatpisheh said Iran would retaliate.

"Iran will do the same to ships and planes of those countries that cause problems for us," Isna quoted him as saying.

The new US sanctions, signed into law by President Barack Obama last week, penalise foreign companies that trade with Iran.

Under the new measures, any company providing fuel to Iran would be penalised under American law.

An Iranian aviation official said Iranian airliners were filling up with as much fuel as possible inside Iran.

But they were also having to refuel in countries along their route not imposing a ban, a move which the official said was doubling costs.

[Hurricane]

Bring it on & send the B747SP / -100 / 200's to AMS for refuelling (instead of LHR, HAM, FRA) ... When all refuse we will help them

H.

[MartijnMD11]

Good morning!

According to the latest news (teletekst pag. 128) this is not true. Aircraft will be fuelled in the countries mentioned above.

Ciao, MartijnMD11

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[js51672]

Yep, Mahan Air is flying from Teheran to Dus. Get's normally it's full

[B767-300ER]

Bring it on & send the B747SP / -100 / 200's to AMS for refuelling (instead of LHR, HAM, FRA) ... When all refuse we will help them

H.

Not Welcome anymore at Europe.

[Le Addeur noir]

Although Iran has an evil government that the socialists of Europe love,the Americans are playing the old imperialistic game by extending US law to cover the actions of a non-US company dealing with a foreign government outside of the United States.

And as such the US government should be ignored.

Bush quietly allowed aircraft engine spares to be sold to Iran Air a few years ago.