to Iran have not been the cause of even a single plane crash in Iran, Reza Nakhjavani (photo), the newly named head of the Civil Aviation Organization of Iran, said flatly last week. Many officials of the revolutionary regime have routinely blamed the United States after plane crashes, even after the crashes of Russian-built planes. But Nakhjavani said that no plane takes off unless it is cleared by the pilot as safe to fly. “The US embargo has been the cause of no plane crash in Iran since all planes start their flights based on standard principles,” he said.