Iran gives Airbus jet to Iraq as 'goodwill gesture'

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Iran gives Airbus jet to Iraq as 'goodwill gesture'

BAGHDAD (Thomson Financial) - An Iraqi government spokesman confirmed that his country had received an A-300 Airbus jet as a gift from Iran, which the United States accuses of fomenting unrest in the war-torn country.

'This was a gift from the Iranian government to the Iraqi people,' Ali al-Dabbagh said about the plane, which was delivered to Baghdad last week and will be used by Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki for official travel.

'The Iraqi government thanks the Iranian government for that gift,' Dabbagh added, calling it a 'goodwill initiative'.

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