Iran: February 2, 2005

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The government has openly declared that it has military ties with Russia, confirming Iran's eagerness to find a source of modern military technology, so that it can rebuild its armed forces. Iran has basically been cut off from modern military equipment for 25 years. Even during the 1980s war with Iraq, all Iran could buy was second rate stuff from China and North Korea. 

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