Iran Military Relies on Proxies and Missiles, But Modernization Clipped by Sanctions: Pentagon Report

Iran Military Relies on Proxies and Missiles, But Modernization Clipped by Sanctions: Pentagon Report
Iranians visit a weaponry and military equipment exhibition in the capital Tehran on Febraury 2, 2019. Atta Kenare/AFP via Getty Images
Simon Veazey
Simon Veazey
Freelance Reporter
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Iran’s military ambitions will continue to rely on proxies, “hybrid warfare,” naval power, and missile defense according to an unclassified Pentagon report, but will be clipped by financial constraints and sanctions.

When a UN arms embargo on Iran is lifted next October, Russia and China are expected to supply tanks and fighter jets, according to the Nov. 19 intelligence report.
Simon Veazey
Simon Veazey
Freelance Reporter
Simon Veazey is a UK-based journalist who has reported for The Epoch Times since 2006 on various beats, from in-depth coverage of British and European politics to web-based writing on breaking news.
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