Nasr
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Rouhani says #Iran is preparing to buy arms for 1st time when an embargo will be lifted in 2020 under the nuclear deal (2015). Based on JCPOA, a number of UN arms sanctions on Iran are supposed to be lifted by 2020 if the nuclear deal survives until that time. 1)
Rouhani: " .. if the JCPOA stays intact until next year, all the arms embargoes on #Iran will be lifted... which means we will be able to buy & sell any weapons. We are ready for next year to buy any weapons that we need and we have also done the initial preparation.." 2) (BBC)
What are your thoughts on that? Maybe fighters? Frigates and destroyers are or are gonna be made locally, same for Karrar tank, SAm systems and missiles.
Iran ought to sell oil to China and buy J-10s on an interim basis. While collectively, Iran and Pakistan should join SAC's J-31 Stealth Fighter program. It would be a feasible decision and would also benefit Iran becoming an ally of China. Iran should also apply for full SCO membership and be a part of BRI. Pakistan and Iran have a lot to gain from mutually beneficial trade, reduced (but measured) restrictions on visas to travel between the two countries and people to people contact.
Iran is a nation misunderstood and underrated. Pakistan is a nation in flux, but on it's way to being a stable country. The only thing that both countries must let get between them is hubris. Pakistan has the ability to balance cordial relations with all Muslim countries.