UN Arms Embargo on Tehran has Ended

Admin Wed 21 Oct 2020, 6:22 pm

UN Arms Embargo on Tehran has Ended
A longstanding UN embargo on arms sales to and from Iran expired early Sunday in line with a 2015 landmark nuclear deal, the Iranian foreign ministry said.

“As of today, all restrictions on the transfer of arms, related activities and financial services to and from the Islamic Republic of Iran are all automatically terminated,” the ministry said in a statement.

The embargo on the sale of arms to Iran was due to start expiring progressively from Sunday, October 18, under the terms of the UN resolution that blessed the 2015 nuclear deal between the Islamic republic and world powers.

“As of today, the Islamic Republic may procure any necessary arms and equipment from any source without any legal restrictions, and solely based on its defensive needs,” the ministry added in the statement sent out on Twitter.

It insisted that under the terms of the deal, struck with the United States, China, Britain, France, Germany, Russia, and the European Union, “the lifting of arms restrictions and the travel ban were designed to be automatic with no other action required.” (TOI / VFI News)

“God, we ask that you hold the Iran regime accountable for their actions and that you protect the world from their violent ambitions.”

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