After the start of the Islamic Revolution of Iran's Islamic Revolution, Iran Air began to reorganize its international operations on 26 February 1979, discontinuing service to many international destinations. Iran was designated as the only official gateway to Iran, while Shiraz could be used as an alternative, just in case of operational requirements. All other cities in Iran lost its international status. The last departure from New York was on 7 November 1979. The last scheduled flight from Tehran to New York on 8 November 1979, was diverted at the last moment from the International Airport John F. New York Kennedy Montreal, due to a sudden embargo imposed by the U.S. regime. Subsequently, the Boeing 747SP began to be used extensively in European and Asian routes. In 1980, the first of six new Airbus A300-B2K joined the fleet. After the war started between Iran and Iraq in September 1980, domestic and international flights from Iran Air were often subject to cancellation and irregularity, in keeping with the changing situation in wartime.This continued until August 1988 when it went into effect an agreement for ceasefire. Immediately after the war began, Abadan, the gateway to the oil-producing region of Iran, lost all its air links because the airport had to be closed. In 1981 the airline's official name changed to "The Airline of Islamic Republic of Iran". Iran Air carried 1.7 million passengers in that year. In 1990, the first of six Fokker F-100 were added to the fleet, and the remaining five were incorporated later. In 2001, the airline bought six Airbus A310 aircraft second hand (five in the range -200 and one of the series -300) because the U.S. authorities blocked the planned purchase of new Airbus A330. In 2005, the airline purchased two Airbus A300-600 from Olympic Airways. Due to the increasing tension between Iranian and American governments over Iran's nuclear plans, the plan to supply parts for Boeing or renew the aging fleet of Iran Air was blocked by the United States and European Union members.However, a new agreement between Iran and the U.S. in late 2006 changed that situation and allowed a renewal of the Iran Air fleet.
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