{"id":40149,"date":"2020-10-19T18:27:43","date_gmt":"2020-10-19T18:27:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2020\/10\/19\/un-arms-embargoes-on-iran-expires\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T22:54:25","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T22:54:25","slug":"un-arms-embargoes-on-iran-expires","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/flashpoints\/2020\/10\/19\/un-arms-embargoes-on-iran-expires\/","title":{"rendered":"UN arms embargo on Iran expires"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">TEHRAN, Iran \u2014 A decade-long U.N. arms embargo on Iran that barred it from purchasing foreign weapons like tanks and fighter jets expired Sunday as planned under its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/global\/mideast-africa\/2020\/06\/05\/un-agency-says-iran-is-violating-all-restrictions-of-nuclear-deal\/\" target=_blank>nuclear deal with world powers<\/a>, despite objections from the United States, which insists the ban remains in place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While Iran says it plans no \u201cbuying spree,\u201d it can now in theory purchase weapons to upgrade military armaments dating back to before its 1979 Islamic Revolution and sell its own locally produced gear abroad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In practice, however, Iran\u2019s economy remains crippled by broad-reaching U.S. sanctions, and other nations may avoid arms deals with Tehran for fear of American financial retaliation. The Trump administration has warned that any sales of weapons to Iran or exports from Iran will be penalized.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Islamic Republic heralded the end of the arms embargo as \u201ca momentous day for the international community &#8230; in defiance of the U.S. regime\u2019s effort.\u201d The Trump administration, meanwhile, says the expiration is moot since it reimposed all U.N. sanctions on Iran, including the arms embargo, via a clause in the nuclear deal Trump withdrew from in 2018, a claim ignored by the rest of the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cToday\u2019s normalization of Iran\u2019s defense cooperation with the world is a win for the cause of multilateralism and peace and security in our region,\u201d Iran\u2019s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif wrote on Twitter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo flatly rejected the expiration.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/training-sim\/2020\/06\/18\/iran-test-fires-cruise-missiles-resistant-to-electronic-war-says-naval-chief\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"189\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20170357906547.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Iran test fires cruise missiles resistant to \u2018electronic war,\u2019 says naval chief<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Iran test fired cruise missiles in a naval exercise in the Gulf of Oman and northern Indian Ocean, state media reported Thursday.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe United States is prepared to use its domestic authorities to sanction any individual or entity that materially contributes to the supply, sale, or transfer of conventional arms to or from Iran, as well as those wto ho provide technical training, financial support and services, and other assistance related to these arms,\u201d he said in a statement. \u201cFor the past 10 years, countries have refrained from selling weapons to Iran under various U.N. measures,\u201d Pompeo said. \u201cAny country that now challenges this prohibition will be very clearly choosing to fuel conflict and tension over promoting peace and security.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Russia\u2019s deputy U.N. ambassador, Dmitry Polyansky, responded to Pompeo with a tweet urging the U.S. to help Middle East peace by not provoking Iran. \u201cAnd please change words \u2018sanctions\u2019 and \u2018punishment\u2019 in your vocabulary to \u2018dialogue\u2019 and \u2018engagement\u2019. That would help a lot! Make US respected again!\u201d, he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sunday\u2019s expiration of the arms embargo was, in fact, the proximate cause for the U.S. decision last month to move forward with the so-called \u201csnapback\u201d of international sanctions in Iran. The Americans tried unsuccessfully to get the U.N. Security Council to extend the embargo but suffered a humiliating defeat when only one country on the 15-member panel supported it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In response, the administration announced that it had invoked \u201csnapback\u201d \u2014 a mechanism provided for in the Security Council resolution that enshrined the nuclear deal that allows any participant in the accord to restore U.N. sanctions if they determine Iran is not complying with its terms. The rest of the council, however, rejected U.S. standing to trigger snapback, saying it had lost its right to do so when Trump pulled our of the deal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The United Nations banned Iran from buying major foreign weapon systems in 2010 amid tensions over its nuclear program. An earlier embargo targeted Iranian arms exports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency predicted in 2019 that if the embargo ended, Iran likely would try to purchase Russian Su-30 fighter jets, Yak-130 trainer aircraft and T-90 tanks. Tehran also may try to buy Russia\u2019s S-400 anti-aircraft missile system and its Bastian coastal defense missile system, the DIA said. China also could sell Iran arms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4032\" height=\"2268\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_E0991.JPG.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-59530\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_E0991.JPG.jpg 4032w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_E0991.JPG.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_E0991.JPG.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_E0991.JPG.jpg?resize=1024,576 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_E0991.JPG.jpg?resize=1536,864 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_E0991.JPG.jpg?resize=2048,1152 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 4032px) 100vw, 4032px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A Russian Yakovlev Yak-130 trainer sits on the flight line at Dubai Airshow on Nov. 19, 2019. (Jeff Martin\/Staff)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Iran long has been outmatched by U.S.-backed Gulf nations like Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, which have purchased billions of dollars of advanced American weaponry. In response, Tehran turned toward developing locally made <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/news\/your-military\/2020\/07\/29\/in-latest-message-to-us-iran-launches-underground-ballistic-missiles-during-exercise-targeting-mock-carrier\/\" target=_blank>ballistic missiles<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Iran has blasted Gulf Arab purchases of U.S.-made defense equipment as \u201cregrettably lucrative weapon deals\u201d with some of those arms used in the ongoing war in Yemen. That conflict pits a Saudi-led coalition backing the country\u2019s internationally recognized government against rebel forces backed by Iran.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The U.N. arms embargoes, however, did not stop Iran from sending weapons ranging from assault rifles to ballistic missiles to Yemen\u2019s Houthi rebels. While Tehran denies arming the Houthis, Western governments and weapons experts repeatedly have linked Iranian arms to the rebels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Six Gulf Arab nations that backed the extension of the arms embargoes noted arms shipments to Yemen in their objection to the resumption of any weapon sales to Iran. They also mentioned in a letter to the U.N. Security Council that Iran mistakenly shot down a Ukrainian passenger plane in January and its navy accidentally killed 19 of its own sailors in a missile strike during an exercise. The U.N. also linked Iran to a 2019 attack on Saudi Arabia\u2019s main crude oil refinery, though Tehran denies any links and Yemen\u2019s rebel Houthis claimed responsibility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sunday also marked the end of U.N. travel bans on a number of Iranian military and paramilitary Revolutionary Guard members.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/global\/mideast-africa\/2019\/06\/04\/what-war-with-iran-could-look-like\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_19098471996944.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">What war with Iran could look like<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Military Times interviewed more than a dozen military experts, including current and former U.S. military officials, about how a conflict might begin and how it could play out. This is what they said could happen:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tensions between Iran and the U.S. reached fever pitch at the start of the year, when an American drone killed a top Iranian general in Baghdad. Tehran retaliated with a ballistic missile attack on U.S. forces in Iraq that injured dozens. Meanwhile, Iran has steadily broken limits of the nuclear deal in an attempt to pressure Europe at salvaging the accord.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In recent months, provocations on both sides have slowed as President Donald Trump faces a re-election campaign against former Vice President Joe Biden. Biden has said he\u2019s willing to offer Iran \u201ca credible path back to diplomacy\u201d if Tehran returns to \u201cstrict compliance\u201d with the deal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><i>Associated Press writers Jon Gambrell in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and Matthew Lee in Washington contributed to this report.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While Iran says it plans no \u201cbuying spree,\u201d it can now in theory purchase weapons to upgrade military armaments dating back to before its 1979 Islamic Revolution and sell its own locally produced gear 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