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Iranian photographer Tannaz was on her way to Tehran's airport when European sanctions on flag carrier Iran Air forced her to return home, unable to make it to work in Paris.

German airline Lufthansa said Friday its planes would no longer use Iranian airspace as it extended a suspension on flights to and from Tehran amid soaring Middle East tensions.

"Due to the current situation, Lufthansa is suspending its flights to and from Tehran up to and including Thursday, 18 April," a company spokesperson said Friday.

IranAir took delivery of five more ATR turboprop aircraft, it said on Aug. 5, easing a state of limbo surrounding Western plane deals since Washington exited a nuclear sanctions pact between Iran and major world powers.

Boeing will not deliver aircraft to Iran in light of US sanctions, effectively aborting a pair of large contracts with Iranian carriers, a Boeing spokesman said on June 6.

BELGRADE - Direct flights from Belgrade to Tehran resumed on Tuesday after nearly three decades.

Serbian Minister of Trade, Tourism and Telecommunications Rasim Ljajic said the flights, operated by Iran Air, were the best indicator of Serbia's preparations for the arrival of Iranian tourists.

BELGRADE - An Iran Air flight will land in Belgrade on Saturday, marking the resumption of direct flights from Tehran to Belgrade after 27 years, the Serbian Ministry of Trade, Tourism and Telecommunications said in a statement on Friday.

Airbus said on Jan. 8 Iran's state airline IranAir had accepted its first new jet, marking a key step in opening up trade under a nuclear sanctions deal between Iran and major powers. 

Iran's national carrier Iran Air on Dec. 22 completed an order for 100 Airbus planes with a list price of around $20 billion (19 billion euros) as the Islamic Republic opens up to the West.

The order follows a commitment inked in January when President Hassan Rouhani visited Paris in the wake of a deal between Western powers and Iran over its nuclear program.

Iran has finalized an agreement with Airbus to acquire 100 jetliners, the first of which is tentatively expected to be delivered in mid-January, a senior official said on Dec. 19.

European planemaker Airbus  and Iran Air will finalize a deal to buy aircraft in two weeks, the head of Iran's flag carrier said on Dec. 13, adding Airbus has agreed to provide financing for 17 planes.