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 Iran has signed a historic agreement with Boeing Co. to purchase 100 jetliners, concluding several stages of negotiations, an Iranian newspaper reports. 
 
 The plane maker has applied for a license from the U.S. Treasury to permit the deal and the final details will be revealed once government approvals are obtained, Ali Abedzadeh, director of Iran’s Civil Aviation Organization, said in an interview with Iran newspaper. 
 
 The transaction would be the Chicago-based plane maker’s first in Iran since sanctions were lifted from the nation in January and follows a $27 billion agreement with Airbus Group SE for 118 planes, including the A380 and A350 models. Iran’s efforts to upgrade its ageing air fleet may be complicated by regulatory hurdles, with manufacturers required to obtain licenses from the U.S. Treasury Department and some remaining sanctions making it difficult to arrange financing. 
 
 A Boeing official in Dubai declined to comment on Abedzadeh’s statements. 
 
 Iran expects to finalize a contract with European plane maker Airbus within 30 days as the plane maker has received a “promise” from the U.S. Treasury that it will get its license within 10 days, Asghar Fakhrieh Kashan, deputy minister for roads and urban development, told Fars News in an interview. 

 TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's transportation minister is saying a possible deal between the Islamic Republic and Boeing Co. could be worth as much as $25 billion. 
 
 Chicago-based Boeing didn't immediately respond to a request for comment, but the figure would be on par with a sale already made by its European rival Airbus to Iran. 
 
 Iranian Transportation Minister Abbas Akhoundi's remarks on state television on Wednesday are the first figures floated by Tehran about the proposed sale. 
 
 Boeing is likely cautious about entering Iran's market as other sanctions remain in place against Tehran. American officials say the sale would need permission from the U.S. Treasury. 
 
 Iran's national carrier, Iran Air, says it wants to buy new generations of the Boeing 737, as well as the 300ER and 900 version of Boeing 777.
– Iran's transportation minister says a possible deal between the Islamic Republic and Boeing Co. could be worth as much as $25 billion. Boeing didn't immediately respond to a request for comment, but the figure would be on par with a sale already made by its European rival Airbus to Iran, the AP reports. Iranian Transportation Minister Abbas Akhoundi's remarks on state television on Wednesday are the first figures floated by Tehran about the proposed sale. The deal is believed to involve around 100 aircraft, Bloomberg reports, though Boeing is likely cautious about entering Iran's market as other sanctions remain in place against Tehran. American officials say the sale would need permission from the US Treasury.