DUBAI, June 12 (Reuters) - The Argentine government has impounded a Boeing 747 owned by Iran's Mahan Air and leased to a Venezuelan state-owned airline at Buenos Aires airport, Iranian state-controlled media said on Sunday.

Iran and Venezuela have close ties. The two countries on Saturday signed a 20-year cooperation plan, according to Iranian state TV.

NEWSRAEL: Yesterday we reported that on the plane were 6 Iranians which are on an international "No-Fly" list. You can read this report here:    Iranians stopped on flight in Argentina