Russia and China have agreed to buy arms after the lifting of a UN arms embargo on Iran.
In an interview, Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami said the two countries had reached an agreement because of the lifting of sanctions.
Amir Hatami said Tehran had reached an important agreement with Moscow on the expansion and development of Iran’s air force. Iran’s defense minister says the lifting of UN sanctions has created ample opportunity for his country to export arms and import weapons from other countries.
At the same time, he warned against starting an arms race in the Middle East, saying that if an arms race started in the region, the whole of the Middle East would turn into a pile of gunpowder. General Hatami said his country was ready to sign military and security agreements with the Persian Gulf states.
Iran’s defense minister has strongly denied rumors that his country is carrying Russian weapons to Armenia. He said Tehran, as an important and influential country in the region, hoped that Turkey would try to resolve the Nagorno-Karabakh crisis through diplomatic means.
2021-05-04 17:25:57
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