Rome (AFP) - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani wraps up his visit to Italy Wednesday before heading to France on the second leg of a trip signalling the dramatic rapprochement between Tehran and the European powers since the lifting of sanctions against the Islamic Republic. Rouhani's visit to Paris is expected to result in the signing of important ...

Iran plans to buy 114 aircraft from European plane maker Airbus (AIR.PA) as soon as March, and is looking for other deals, senior Iranian officials said on Sunday as their country emerges from sanctions and international isolation.   The republic could need as many as 500 new planes over the next three years, lawmaker Mahdi Hashemi, the ...