The Russian S-400 missile defense system. (Photo: Archive)
WASHINGTON DC (Kurdistan 24) – The US has warned Iraq against purchasing Russian military equipment, following the visit late last month of Iraqi Foreign Minister, Fuad Hussein, to Moscow.
Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs, R. Clarke Cooper, speaking to reporters on Tuesday, suggested that if Iraq were to buy Russian military equipment, the US was likely to impose sanctions on the country.
Provision for such a penalty is enshrined in a 2017 US law known as CAATSA Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act. It prescribes economic sanctions for countries buying Russian or Chinese military equipment.