Defense minister says all arms embargoes on Iran will expire in October

Iran’s Defense Minister Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Ashtiani has announced that all unjust arms embargoes imposed on Iran are set to expire next month, voicing Iran’s readiness to expand defense ties with all independent countries.

In an article published in al-Vefagh newspaper, the minister stressed that Iran’s defense policy pursues “peace, friendship, stability and security” with and for all countries.

Ashtiani said Iran’s defense ministry, “within the framework of active defense diplomacy, is ready to establish and expand defense and strategic ties with all independent countries …, especially regional neighbors and Muslim nations based on the principle of collective security, mutual respect and consolidation of peace and stability.”

“Thus, we today are seriously seeking to expand bilateral and multilateral defense diplomacy and effectively participate in the regional and international security arrangements.”

Ashtiani pointed out that many countries are seeking to “expand [their] defense cooperation with the Islamic Republic of Iran” as the weapons and military equipment of Iran’s defense industry have proved their effectiveness in the battle fields, especially in the fight against terrorism.

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