Debrief: How I Learned Iran’s Aviation Industry Chief Reads Aviation Week

Iran Aviation booth

Iran’s Defense Ministry exhibited its many aircraft and missile products at the Latin American Aerospace and Defense show.

Credit: Steve Trimble/AW&ST
RIO DE JANEIRO—This is the story of my impromptu interview here on April 2 with Lt. Brig. Gen. Afshin Khajehfard, head of the Iran Aviation Industries Organization (IAIO) and one of the most heavily sanctioned individuals in the global defense industry. It started with an unexpected sight in the...
Steve Trimble

Steve covers military aviation, missiles and space for the Aviation Week Network, based in Washington DC.

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