Iran says to sell weapons only for ‘defensive purposes’
Iran says it is not going to sell weapons to any country that asks for it, and has its own conditions for…
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FM Zarif at UNSC: Iran not to engage in arms race
Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Tuesday stressed that Iran does not intend to engage in an arms race in the region…
China: Removal of Iran arms ban must be faithfully implemented
China has lauded the expiration of the UN Security Council (UNSC) arms embargo and travel restrictions against Iran, saying the development, which…
Termination of UNSC arms embargo to entail economic benefits
Iranian Government Spokesman Ali Rabiei said on Tuesday that the removal of the UNSC arms embargo will bring Iran positive economic consequences…
China blasts US sanction threats after arms embargo against Iran ended
China has lambasted the United States for ‘peddling arms’ and ‘interfering’ in the domestic affairs of other countries in the wake of…
Defense Minister says Iran will sell weapons to countries despised by US
Iran’s defense minister says the country is going to support the countries that seek to defend their existence now that the UN…
Russia vows to continue military cooperation with Iran with UN arms ban expiration
Russia says it will continue military and technical cooperation with Iran against the background of the expiry of a longstanding United Nations…
Iran’s Zarif says end of of UN arms ban a ‘win for multilateralism’
Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif described the termination of the UN Security Council’s arms restrictions against Tehran in defiance of Washington’s…
End of arms embargo another failure for US: Iran envoy
Iran’s Permanent Envoy to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Kazem Gharibabadi says the lifting of arms embargo on Tehran, despite the…
Iran UN mission lauds termination of ‘unjust’ arms embargo
Iran’s permanent mission to the United Nations hails the end of a “baseless, unjust, and unlawful” arms embargo against the Islamic Republic…
Iran Foreign Ministry releases statement on termination of arms embargo, travel ban
Iranian Foreign Ministry released a statement on termination of UNSC Security arms restrictions and travel ban, saying the definitive and unconditional termination…
Iran ready to start arms trade with ‘many friends’ after UN embargo lifted: Envoy
An Iranian diplomat says the country has “many friends” and partners to start trading in armaments with them in line with its…
Weapons embargo against Iran not linked with nuclear deal: Russian spox
Restrictions on weapons supplies to Iran were not linked with the settlement of the situation around Iran’s nuclear program, of which all…
Iran free to sell, buy weapons as of Sunday, says Pres. Rouhani
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani congratulated Iranians over the end of ten years of cruel arms sanctions against the nation – to take…
Lavrov: Iran, Russia reject US attempt to extend arms ban against Tehran
Russia’s foreign minister says his country and Iran roundly reject an underway effort by the US to “permanently” extend an arms embargo…
Germany seeking to impose arms embargo on Iran
MNA – Leveling accusations against Iran, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas pointed to efforts to impose an arms embargo against the Islamic…
Iran says PGCC call for Tehran arms embargo extension is ‘unrealistic’
Reuters – Iran has rejected as “unrealistic” a call by the (Persian) Gulf Cooperation Council (PGCC) for the United Nations to extend…
US has no right under resolution 2231 to extend arms ban on Iran: Envoy
Tasnim – Iran’s Ambassador to the United Nations Majid Takht Ravanchi slammed the US for attempting to extend the UN Security Council’s…
Russia says extension of UN arms embargo on Iran out of question
Press TV – Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov has ruled out the possibility of renewing a UN arms embargo against Iran…
Report: Iran likely to buy Russian and Chinese arms
Al-Monitor | Jack Detsch: Iran is likely to seek out Russia and China to purchase advanced weapons systems such as tanks and…
Rouhani: Arms embargo against Iran to be lifted in 2020
IRNA – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani announced on Monday that continuation of implementation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action will lead…