A Forecast International blog about the arms trade, geopolitics, defense and security, and military spending.
Iran has called the U.S. effort to extend the arms embargo on Iran “illegitimate.” In a statement on Monday, Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman, Abbas Mousavi, said, “Iran is not seeking …
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The U.S. is calling for an extension of the U.N. arms embargo on Iran, which is due to expire later this year. In a statement on his Twitter page over …
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The German government has extended its arms embargo on Saudi Arabia. German media outlet DW reported on Monday that the German government had approved an extension of the arms embargo …
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The Russian government is ready to proceed with negotiations on arms sales to Iran. At the Dubai Air Show, the director of the Russian Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation, Dmitry …
Read More In an opinion piece, the U.K. foreign secretary has argued against ending the country’s arms sales to Saudi Arabia. Writing in Politico’s Europe edition on March 26, 2019, U.K. Foreign …
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U.S. Secretary of State Michael Pompeo urged U.N. Security Council members to rein in Iran’s missile program, several weeks after Iran reportedly tested a ballistic missile capable of carrying multiple …
Read More France has reportedly lifted its arms embargo on Azerbaijan, ahead of a push to sell arms to the country. Interfax quoted an Azeri media outlet, the military-focused AzeriDefence, as reporting, …
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