(Wall Street Journal) Laurence Norman - U.S. officials said Wednesday the Obama administration is actively working to block Tehran from using nine recently acquired Airbus Group SE jets in a battle over sanctions weeks before the two sides are supposed to complete a final nuclear deal. A senior administration official said Wednesday the U.S. would continue to "vigorously" enforce the sanctions it has in place on Iran. "We have identified the planes in question and listed their tail numbers," the official said. "I have been quite explicit with the Iranians...that we will try to disrupt this action because Mahan Air has been a designated [sanctioned] entity for some time."
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