Report: US sanctions await Iraq because of Russian weapons

[size=52]Is Iraq subject to US sanctions because of Russian weapons?[/size]

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[size=45]In line with the increased discussion and talk in the Iraqi political and military circles about the possibility of Iraq going strategically to purchase huge quantities of Russian weapons, to compensate for the lack of American and European arms exports to which Iraq may be exposed, as a result of the missile attacks against the military bases of these countries in Iraq, it was published. The American Defense Journal published a detailed report on Iraqi aspirations in that direction.[/size]
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Iraq.. Efforts to revive the file of Russian planes
[size=45]The American session on armaments affairs held a number of meetings with advisers to international armament institutions, who agreed that Iraq has long-term plans to find new sources of arms supplies, and that its preference for Russian weapons stems from two important details. The first relates to the  traditional [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] systems that are still used in Iraq, like the Russian [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] air defense system  , also has a group of MI24 attack helicopters, and the intended Russian weapons can be easily linked to these systems. Also, Russia's international political weight, particularly from the Middle East region, and in terms of being a permanent member of the Security Council, gives it priority in Iraq in the issue of arms purchases.[/size]
[size=45]Arms experts confirmed that there are two different levels of [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] that Iraq can purchase. Conventional systems that may not affect the American and European defense systems in Iraq, and the entire region, such as the S300 defense system and Sukhoi aircraft of various types, and there are complex defense systems, such as the S400 air defense system, that may overlap and disintegrate the American air defense systems in Iraq, and the entire region. And since the decision to purchase these advanced systems will expose Iraq to American “anger” and possibly sanctions.[/size]
[size=45] The spokeswoman for the State Department during the previous US administration, [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] had said in public statements that Iraq would be subjected to US sanctions according to the US "CATSA Law" if it purchased advanced Russian air defense systems, and that her country's government had contacted the Iraqi government in this regard, And Iraq knows very well the consequences of doing so. The institutions of the new US administration have not issued anything that might contradict that, which means that the US restrictions are still in effect.[/size]
[You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]Iraq intends to buy two billion dollars in American weapons
[size=45]The Iraqi military analyst Mamdouh Alwan Al-Janabi explained, in an interview with Sky News Arabia, the pressures that Iraq is currently subjected to in the shadows of this dichotomy. , which shows a strong immunity to extinction, at the same time, the largest force supporting it in this war, i.e. the forces of  [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] , is subjected to military attacks by major powers from inside Iraq. At this time, Iraq expects the international coalition forces to leave its territory soon, and thus the possibility of defeat, or at least weakening, in the face of ISIS.[/size]
[size=45]Iraq has been one of the most important suppliers and military partners of Russia or the former Soviet Union since the early seventies of the last century, when the two sides signed the famous Treaty of Friendship in 1972, which raised the [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] levels of [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]  in a remarkable way, after Iraq purchased Russian weapons worth more than 30 billion dollars during three decades . Those military relations between the two countries resumed after the year 2008, after Russia canceled the weapons debts accumulated with the Soviet era, which amounted to nearly 13 billion dollars, in exchange for contracts in the field of oil, especially in the West Qurna field project, whose production capacity exceeds 12% of Iraq’s production. for oil.[/size]
[size=45]As of the following year, Iraq began buying Russian weapons, including a deal to purchase 36 combat helicopters worth $1.3 billion, and another contract worth $4 billion to supply the Russian Pantsir system with the necessary missiles. Detailed contracts between the two countries continued at an average of $1.7 billion, but without any contracts. about strategic weapons.[/size]
[size=45]The commander of the US Central Command, Frank McKenzie, had warned in statements to the Associated Press of the Russian and Chinese overreach in the areas of regional influence from which the United States seeks to withdraw, especially in terms of creating strategic partnerships in the field of arms. The American general meant the deterioration of the situation and the imposition of sanctions between the United States and Turkey, following the latter’s purchase of a Russian defense system, and the possibility of the matter being applicable to Iraq itself, especially after the American company Lockheed Martin announced the return of its F16K fighter plane to save its crews from [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] , which may Iraq pays to buy alternative defense systems.[/size]
[You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]Arms deals to Iraq exceed $150 billion
[size=45]Aram Nerguizian, Senior Adviser in the Program on Civil-Military Relations in Arab Countries at the Carnegie Middle East Center, explained in an interview with Defense website the difficulty of Iraqi choices from being able to balance the United States and Russia inside Iraq.[/size]
[size=45]"Russia can certainly play a role in modernizing or replacing some of Iraq's old systems," he said. At a time when Iraq continues to operate Russian attack helicopters. Russia has already sold a different type of T-90S battle tank, but the bigger question is how Iraq can maintain a mixed fleet of American and Russian armor. Russia could also try to sell Iraq systems that can increase armored mobility and fixed-wing multirole aircraft — 4.5-generation aircraft such as the Su-35 and its derivatives — and continue to explore ways to offer Iraq options for multi-layered air defense systems.”[/size]
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