"The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) today designated entities and individuals for supporting Iran’s ballistic missile program and U.S.-designated Iranian airline Mahan Air...Grandeur General Trading FZE and HSI Trading FZE are being designated pursuant to E.O. 13224 for providing financial, material, or technological support for, or financial or other services to or in support of, Mahan Air. Since early 2011, Grandeur General Trading FZE has acted as a representative in maintenance agreements, negotiated the purchase of aircraft, and made a payment on behalf of Mahan Air." (U.S. Department of the Treasury, "Treasury Sanctions Supporters of Iran's Ballistic Missile Program and Terrorism Designated Mahan Air." 3/24/2016)

"The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) today designated entities and individuals for supporting Iran’s ballistic missile program and U.S.-designated Iranian airline Mahan Air. Since 2015, HSI Trading FZE, a UAE-based trading company, has worked to provide financial assistance to Mahan Air by transferring funds to assist with Mahan Air’s business acquisitions. HSI Trading FZE has also acted as an intermediary in negotiating the purchase of aircraft on behalf of Mahan Air." (U.S. Treasury Department, "Treasury Sanctions Supporters of Iran's Ballistic Missile Program and Terrorism-Designated Mahan Air." 3/24/2016).

"Iran ditches plan to buy Mitsubishi planes" (May 20, 2017)

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"Japan’s Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation has put on hold its plan to sell aircraft to the Tehran-based Iran Aseman Airlines amid concern over American policy regarding the Islamic Republic under US President Donald Trump." (February 21, 2017)

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"Iran says one of its airlines is planning to buy over two dozen planes from Japan’s industrial giant Mitsubishi thus confirming earlier reports that a deal to the same effect is in the pipeline. Iran's Deputy Transport Minister Asghar Fakhrieh Kashan has been quoted by the media as saying that a total of 25 planes – Mitsubishi Regional Jets – are planned to be purchased from Mitsubishi adding that the value of the purchase will be around $500 million. Fakhrieh Kashan added that most of the planes are to be provided to Iran Aseman Airlines. The official emphasized that talks with the Japanese company over the purchase are in their early stages. He also said that similar negotiations are underway to purchase MRJs for other Iranian airlines, as well." (Press TV, "Iran's Aseman to get Mitsubishi planes," 7/20/2016)

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"Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp believes Iran will need around 100-150 regional jets over the next ten years and is aiming to win a chunk of the business for its new Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ), it said at the Farnborough Airshow on Wednesday. Spokeswoman Miho Takahashi said the company was researching the Iranian market, but not in talks over a specific deal." (Reuters, "Mitsubishi takes aim at Iranian regional jet market," (7/13/2016)

Subsidiary of Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Petroleum Resources Development.

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"Iranian and Sri Lankan oil ministers have begun a fresh round of oil talks over signing the first oil sale contract in the post-sanction era. With the passage of seven months since sanctions removals and Iran’s entrance to post-sanction period, a new round of oil talks between Iran and Sri Lanka kicked off today in Tehran at presence of Iran’s Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh as well as the Sri Lankan Minister of Petroleum Resources Development Chandima Weerakkody. Sri Lanka marks a traditional customer of Iranian crude as 100 per cent of the oil demand in its only oil refinery, Ceylon Petroleum Corporation, was supplied by Iran before the imposition of international sanctions. Speaking on the sidelines of a meeting with his Sri Lankan counterpart, Iran’s Zanganeh said the ties between the two countries, which had halted due to sanctions, will be reinvigorated; 'being situated in the Indian Ocean region, Iran and Sri Lanka are naturally in conjunction with each other.' ... Recently, National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) Executive Director for International Affairs Seyed Mohsen Ghamsari had announced that oil exports to Sri Lanka has not started yet adding 'NIOC executives in Singapore have launched talks with officials if Ceylon Petroleum Corporation over resumption of oil sales.'" (Mehr News Agency, "Iran to seal oil sale deal with Sri Lanka," 7/24/2016)

"Iran Khodro to finalize deal with Nissan's Datsun" (August 2017)

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Datsun is an automobile brand of Nissan. "The CEO of Iran Khodro, Iranian largest state-run carmaker, Hashem Yekeh-Zareh, said the company has been negotiating with two Japanese automakers Suzuki and Datsun. The two sides have had good negotiations and in addition to the New Car Vitara, two new sedans that companies Ciaz and Baleno will be jointly produced and presented in the market, he said. 'The negotiation with the other Japanese Datsun, has begun sometime ago,' he added. CEO Iran Khodro then stressed that the cooperation agreement between the company and Mercedes Benz is almost finalized and will be signed within two months." (Iranian Students' News Agency, "Khodro to work with two Japanese auto-manufacturers," 7/24/2016).

"If the deals are blocked, Iran will have to look for other options to revive its airline fleet. One possibility could be to lease planes from other sources, although that too would be likely to come under critical scrutiny from US politicians. Sri Lanka’s national carrier, SriLankan Airlines, is reportedly interested in leasing one of its new Airbus A350 aircraft to Iran, as it looks to cut costs and trim its route network. Failing that, smaller aircraft manufacturers may be easier to deal with than the giants of Boeing and Airbus. As well as ATR, Iran has also agreed to buy some jets from Brazil’s Embraer and has reportedly been in talks with Japan’s Mitsubishi and China’s Comac." (Forbes, "Iran Insists That Boeing, Airbus Deals Will Go Ahead," 7/26/2016).