From Reuters

A U.S.-flagged plane which landed at an airport in the Iranian capital Tehran last week was carrying businessexecutives from Ghana and did not flout international laws, according to the mining firm which leased it.

The New York Times reported on Thursday that the plane, owned by the Bank of Utah, was parked at Tehran’s Mehrabad Airport on Tuesday.

Its presence caused a stir as the United States and Iran have been at loggerheads for decades and the Islamic Republic is subject to economic sanctions, which would generally prohibit U.S.-registered aircraft from flying to the country.

It was later reported that the aircraft was leased to Ghana-based mining firm Engineers and Planners (E&P), founded by the Ibrahim Mahama – a multi-millionaire and brother of Ghana’s President John Mahama.

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