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Source: https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2019/11/19/us/politics/ap-us-united-states-iran.html
U.S. Believes Iran Will Seek New Fighter Jets, Tanks as 2020 Arms Embargo Lifts
(AP-New York Times) Iran will likely buy new advanced fighter jets and tanks from Russia and China next year when a UN Security Council arms embargo is scheduled to be lifted, a senior U.S. intelligence official said Tuesday as the Defense Intelligence Agency released a new assessment of Iran's military capabilities. The DIA report concludes Tehran is committed to becoming the dominant power in the Middle East, and it warns that the Islamic Republic is making rapid progress developing attack drones and other missile systems. Under the 2015 nuclear deal, the UN-imposed arms embargo on Iran is slated to be lifted in October 2020.