Iran Air ticket rumor put to rest by NIAC

Ari Siletz
by Ari Siletz
16-Jul-2011
 

Many Iranian-Americans still seem confused by a rumor that the US sanctions law makes it illegal to buy Iran Air tickets. It is NOT illegal to buy Iran Air tickets. When asked about the matter, I refer friends to the NIAC clarification dated July 1 2011 which says, "Iranian Americans may continue to travel using Iran Air, despite the recent imposition of sanctions on the company, according to the U.S. Treasury’s sanctions enforcement agency and the U.S. State Department."

The confusion may have arisen due to the fact the the Iran Air sanctions do prohibit other types of transactions with Iran Air, such as transactions related to the provision of insurance, aircraft servicing, or the export of goods to Iran Air. Full text of NIAC clarification, here.

I do recommend checking the NIAC site (and the date of the clarification) every time you plan to buy a ticket.

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Bavafa

Ari jan, it is a VANs RV7A

by Bavafa on Sun Jul 17, 2011 02:55 PM PDT

It is a home build.

'Vahdat' is the main key to victory 

Mehrdad


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Ari Siletz

Bavafa

by Ari Siletz on Sun Jul 17, 2011 11:05 AM PDT

Cool! What kind of plane do you fly?


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Bavafa

Thanks for the information Ari.

by Bavafa on Sun Jul 17, 2011 10:12 AM PDT

I fly with Iran air logoed airplane on the weekly bases here in the US without any fear of persecution or arrest.

Saddly for Iran air, I think this plane is safer to fly/operate and I can get spare parts for it any time I want to.

'Vahdat' is the main key to victory 

Mehrdad


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Ari Siletz

Reality Bites

by Ari Siletz on Sat Jul 16, 2011 05:48 PM PDT

Among the services that NIAC performs for the Iranian-American community (member or not) I am not aware of a discount program. However, as NIAC is not an ideological organization, your suggestion doesn't seem that out of place. For example Sierra club members get discounts for solar energy installations on their homes. Thanks for your contribution, and by the way I  encourage a Sierra Club membership. They really care for the environment and have helped pass good laws (or defeat bad laws) that help protect the environment for all of us.


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Soosan Khanoom

RB

by Soosan Khanoom on Sat Jul 16, 2011 05:44 PM PDT

why not?

May be NIAC is actually the new Iranian embassy in the U.S .....   We, the people , I mean Iranian American are the only Iranian outside of Iran who are Orphan  and by that I mean there is no Iranian embassy for us to refer to to  enjoy that iranian part of our existences ... 

come on ... do not be so hard on us ...

and oh.... I hope Iran air still is serving " Baghalee polo"  last time like 22 years ago that i boarded one the food was the best thing ever !


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Ari Siletz

Thanks bfarahmand

by Ari Siletz on Sat Jul 16, 2011 05:35 PM PDT

I wrote this blog in response to a frequent question from friends who travel to Iran often. It has always surprised me that they are not aware that the IranAir ticket rumor is false. Today was the last straw as a usually well informed friend expressed the same concern, so I took a few minutes to re-emphasize the facts on IC. I refer friends to the NIAC website to set their minds at ease, as I know of the public service that NIAC performs in situations that affect the Iranian-American commmunity in their daily lives.

I catch up up with bloggers (Fred or otherwise) with strictly political concerns only sproadically, my primary interests being cutural, artistic, scientific and the daily life issues (including political, of course) of Iranians.


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Reality-Bites

Ari jaan

by Reality-Bites on Sat Jul 16, 2011 05:21 PM PDT

Can NIAC get us discounts at Iranian hotels, restautants etc? Thank you in advance.


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iamfine

Dear Ari Siletz

by iamfine on Sat Jul 16, 2011 04:49 PM PDT

You should mention that to Fred that keep humiliating NIAC. He already sent several bolgs in that regard including his recent one that he is trying to compare the NIAC organization to MEK.


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