US National Security Council Senior Director of Arms Control Jon Wolfsthal says the United States will use the five year ban on Iranian purchases of conventional weapons to help its allies in the region gain military superiority. WASHINGTON (Sputnik), Leandra Bernstein The United States will use the five year ban on Iranian purchases of conventional ...

Violations of an arms embargo by Iran or restrictions on its missile program would not force an automatic reinstatement or "snapback" of United Nations sanctions under a landmark nuclear deal, although other options would be available, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Tuesday. "The arms embargo is not tied to snapback," Kerry said. "It ...

UNITED NATIONS (AP) -- U.N. experts said in a report circulated Tuesday that not a single country has reported any violations of an arms embargo against Iran, possibly the result of a political decision to avoid any "negative impact" on negotiations to rein in Tehran's nuclear program. The panel of experts monitoring sanctions against Iran said ...