Iran has repeatedly urged regional cooperation for the security of the Gulf region, noting foreign military presence as the cause of insecurity in the region….reports Asian Lite News
Iranian Defence Minister Amir Hatami said that Iran is ready to sign “military and security” agreements with the Gulf states.
Pointing to the importance of the Gulf security, Hatami on Monday said any threat in the region, following normalization of ties between Israel, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, will trigger Iran’s “direct and clear response”, Xinhua news agency reported.
Iran has repeatedly urged regional cooperation for the security of the Gulf region, noting foreign military presence as the cause of insecurity in the region.
The decision comes after the Iranian Foreign Ministry on Sunday announced that the UN Security Councils (UNSC) arms embargo against Tehran has been terminated in line with the 2015 landmark nuclear deal.
“As of today, all restrictions on the transfer of arms, related activities and financial services to and from the Islamic Republic of Iran, and all prohibitions regarding the entry into or transit through territories of the UN Member States previously imposed on a number of Iranian citizens and military officials, are all automatically terminated,” Press tv quoted a Ministry statement as saying.
The longstanding UN ban on the sale of arms from/to Iran is terminated under the terms of the UNSC Resolution 2231.
“As of today, the Islamic Republic may procure any necessary arms and equipment from any source without any legal restrictions, and solely based on its defensive needs, and may also export defensive armaments based on its own policies,” the statement said.
The Ministry also made it clear that “the lifting of arms restrictions and the travel ban were designed to be automatic with no other action required”.
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