Unfortunately, there's plenty of precedent both in terms of sanctions and lives lost in Iran, which is a flying junkyard of ancient planes: https://en.wikipedi

Unfortunately, there's plenty of precedent both in terms of sanctions and lives lost in Iran, which is a flying junkyard of ancient planes: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Iranian_aviation_accidents_and_incidents https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Iranian_aviation_accid... For example, if you'd like to fly an Airbus A300 (first flight 1972), the only ones left in passenger operation are in Iran.