Iranian warships in the Atlantic Ocean. Photo: Screenshot.
Iran could purchase warships, submarines and missiles as early as 2020, when a United Nations resolution banning them from acquiring sophisticated weapons is lifted, according to the US Office of Naval Intelligence.
The resolution’s expiration will ‘allow Iran to pursue foreign acquisitions that have been inaccessible since sanctions were imposed’, according to a new assessment of Iran’s naval forces.
Source:: The Algemeiner