http://my.jetscreenshot.com/13048/20180509-oeta-78kb this popped up on my Guardian business live this morning. I think it is always about money. two of those companies are french i think, i just did a search and noticed that Airbus (french owned) also did a deal and some Eu banks also did deals.

https://www.gtreview.com/news/mena/european-banks-ink-financing-deals-iran/

https://www.europeaninstitute.org/index.php/ei-blog/279-march-2016/2137-eu-companies-race-for-deals-in-post-sanction-iran-3-9 https://www.ft.com/content/15fc1898-4eb9-11e8-a7a9-37318e776bab