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Source: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/05/19/us-iran-nuclear-israel-airline-idUSKBN0O41EO20150519
U.S. Ignored Israeli Warning on Aircraft Sale to Iran that Violated Sanctions
(Reuters) Jeffrey Heller - A senior Israeli official said Tuesday that, despite a tip-off from Israel, the U.S. allowed Iran to purchase 15 used commercial planes in the last three months, even though the acquisition violated international sanctions. "Israel learned from intelligence sources about this very significant breach of the sanctions in advance of it occurring," the Israeli official told Reuters. "We flagged the issue to the U.S. administration. Unfortunately, the deal still went through and there was no success in preventing it."