France and Iran hailed a set of business tie-ups and export deals on Thursday including the sale of dozens of Airbus planes and a car factory revamp that re-ignites a decades-old relationship between Tehran and carmaker Peugeot. The visit follows a deal between Iran and the West on the Middle Eastern country's nuclear program that resulted in the lifting earlier this month of trade sanctions. With four business arrangements flagged by France's main industry body including the PSA Peugeot Citroen tie-up and a plan to sell over 100 Airbus passenger planes, French Prime Minister Valls said there would also be agreements signed in the areas of health, agriculture and the environment. The deals come despite a background of continued diplomatic tension with France, one of Iran's fiercest critics during the sanctions-lifting talks, and as human rights protests against the visit took place in the French capital.
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