Iran Denies Plans to Buy British Vehicles
Iran’s Heavy Industries Ministry on Monday denied reports that it is negotiating to buy Land Rover vehicles from Britain.
In London on Sunday, Land Rover Ltd. said it was negotiating a $38-million contract with a buyer in Iran but denied press reports of a secret deal with Tehran to provide vehicles for use in its war with Iraq.
A spokesman for the Iranian ministry was quoted by the national news agency as saying that Land Rovers now operating in Iran have not been converted for military use.
Iran assembles the vehicles under license, which the ministry spokesman said would soon be phased out and replaced by other projects.
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