The United States took a series of measures this Wednesday (18) to signal that Iran’s missile program will remain restricted even after the end of UN Security Council sanctions, in an attempt to contain the possibility of transfer of Iranian drones to Russia.
Russia said on Tuesday that transfers of missile technology to Iran would no longer require Security Council approval from Wednesday, when UN sanctions expire, without saying whether it planned to start supporting Iran. the development of missiles in Tehran, the Iranian capital.
The US effort to limit Iran’s missile and drone programs comes amid renewed US criticism of Tehran for supporting Hamas, the radical Islamic group that carried out a surprise attack on Israel on October 7, in which some 1,400 people died.
The expiration of UN sanctions is part of a “sunset” clause in the now-defunct 2015 nuclear agreement with Iran, which allowed relief from US, European Union and UN sanctions against Iran, in exchange for limiting its nuclear program.
Former US President Donald Trump abandoned this agreement in 2018 and reinstated US sanctions on Iran.
Although efforts by current US President Joe Biden’s administration to revive the deal’s restrictions on Iran’s nuclear program have failed, UN sanctions are still subject to expiration, as provided for in the deal.
The US Treasury Department said it has imposed sanctions on 11 individuals, eight entities and one vessel that enable “Iran’s destabilizing ballistic missile and unmanned aerial vehicle programs.”
The United States also issued a statement to companies with the intention of preventing dual-use technologies from reaching Iranian operators.
Source: CNN Brasil

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