Iranian Political Analyst Mohammad Sadeq Al-Hosseini: We Sell Arms to European Countries

In an interview with Hizbullah's Al-Manar TV channel, Iranian political analyst Mohammad Sadeq Al-Hosseini said: "Iran sells weapons to 17 countries, including small European countries, as well as Arab countries." The interview was broadcast on November 3, 2014.

Following are excerpts:

Mohammad Sadeq Al-Hosseini: Iran sells weapons to 17 countries, including small European countries, as well as Arab countries. Prior to recent events, Yemen had been buying Iranian weapons. This was in the days of President Ali Abdallah Saleh. They were buying Iranian weapons, and the U.S. did not object to that. [Iran] would sell these weapons. They were not given away. From the commercial perspective, selling Iranian arms is not prohibited. Iran sells weapons to 17 countries.

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