'No commercial reason' for Iran's Mahan Air flights to Venezuela: White House official
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The United States views private Iranian airline Mahan Air’s launch of a direct flight from Tehran to Caracas as a “politically motivated gesture” with “no commercial reason,” a White House official said on Monday.