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Iran has emphasized that the development of unconventional weapons is not within its doctrine after the arms embargo is lifted.
Iran has welcomed the end of its lengthy UN arms embargo, but has emphasized that it has no plans to buy excess weapons.
Despite pressure from the United States to extend the embargo that prevents Iran from buying weapons from any country in the world, it technically ended on Sunday, as part of the terms of the nuclear deal Iran signed with international powers in 2015.
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif praised this development and considered this day important for the international community. A statement issued by the Iranian Foreign Ministry emphasized that Iran relies on itself in the field of arms and that it has developed a large domestic arms industry in response to sanctions and embargoes.
“Iranian defense doctrine is based on a strong dependence on its people and their local capabilities … Regarding unconventional weapons, weapons of mass destruction and even the excessive purchase of conventional weapons, they have no place in the defense doctrine Iranian, “the statement added, reported by state media.
The UN Security Council had imposed an arms embargo on Iran since 2007, but the nuclear agreement between Iran and international powers in 2015 provided for the lifting of this ban on Sunday, October 18, 2020.
Six international powers (the United States, Russia, China, Great Britain, France and Germany) signed the agreement that prevents Iran from developing nuclear weapons in exchange for a relaxation of economic sanctions.
But tensions have escalated between Washington and Tehran since then, prompting US President Donald Trump to announce his country’s withdrawal from the deal unilaterally in 2018.
The Trump administration launched a campaign in August aimed at reinstating all UN sanctions on Iran, after the Security Council rejected pressure from the United States to extend the conventional arms embargo against Tehran.
The Iranian Foreign Minister commented in a tweet on Twitter, saying, “The normalization of Iranian defense cooperation with the world represents a gain for the cause of pluralism, peace and security in our region.”
And US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo had warned Russia and China not to ignore the expedient of reimposing all the United Nations sanctions on Iran that Washington had demanded.
In response to a question about whether the United States would target Russia and China with sanctions if they refused to reimpose the United Nations Security Council resolution, Pompeo said: “Certainly.”
“We have already done it with any country we see doing this … current US sanctions are targeting any country responsible for that,” he added.
Iran has developed a large national arms industry in the face of international sanctions and embargoes that have prevented it from importing many weapons.
Western military analysts say Iran has often overestimated its weapons capabilities, despite concerns about the long-range missile program that led to Washington’s withdrawal from the nuclear deal.
