US officials claimed Thursday that Iran is violating the United Nations arms export ban after military equipment was reportedly seized from the country.
Brian Hook, the US special representative for Iran, said the equipment confirms Iran is increasingly supplying weapons to militants across the Middle East and is continuing its missile program unabated.
At a military hangar in Washington, Hook showed reporters a collection of guns, rockets, drones and other gear.
'We need to get serious about going after this stuff,' Hook told reporters.
Brian Hook (pictured), the US special representative for Iran, said the equipment confirms Iran is increasingly supplying weapons to militants across the Middle East and is continuing its missile program unabated
At a military hangar in Washington, Hook showed reporters a collection of guns, rockets, drones and other gear. The US military displays what it says is a Iranian Sayyad-2 surface-to-air missile system
The remains of a destroyed Iranian drone 'on loan from Saudi Arabia,' which US officials say is 'evidence' that Iran is arming dangerous groups with 'advanced weapons'
Some of the weapons had been intercepted in the Strait of Hormuz en route to Shia fighters in the region while others had been seized by the Saudis in Yemen, the Pentagon said
Some of the weapons had been intercepted in the Strait of Hormuz en route to Shia fighters in the region while others had been seized by the Saudis in Yemen, the Pentagon said.
The presentation - very similar to a December 2017 event led by the US ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley - is part of an ongoing push by President Donald Trump's administration to increase pressure on Tehran and shame Western allies into doing more to tackle Iran's regional influence.
The centerpiece of the display was what Hook said is a Sayyad-2 surface-to-air missile system that the Saudis had intercepted in Yemen this year.
Farsi writing along the white rocket's side helped prove it was Iranian made, he said.
'The conspicuous Farsi markings is Iran's way of saying they don't mind being caught violating UN resolutions,' Hook told reporters, adding the missile was destined to Huthi rebels who are fighting the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen.
Hook said the seized weapons are 'clear and tangible evidence' that Iran is fueling instability in the Middle East.
Hook said the seized weapons are 'clear and tangible evidence' that Iran is fueling instability in the Middle East. This Iranian Towsan-1 anti-tank guided missile was on display at the Iranian Materiel Display press conference on Thursday
These are said to be recovered Iranian 107mm Fadjr rockets that were on display during the press conference
Hand grenades were on display at the Iranian Materiel Display at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, in Washington
Fragments from Iranian short range ballistic missiles (Qiam) are displayed at the press conference
'The Iranians wanted to deliver this to the Huthis, who would have used it to target coalition aircraft up to 46 miles away.'
The material shows Iran is determined to send 'even more weapons into the hands of even more of its proxies,' Hook said.
The presentation came a day after US senators voted to advance a measure that could end US military support for the Saudi-led intervention in Yemen.
Lawmakers have grown increasingly frustrated with Saudi Arabia after the murder of Saudi dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi, whose death has been tied to Riyadh.
Hook also displayed anti-tank guided missiles that the US says Iran had provided to the Taliban in Afghanistan.
'Iran has been providing material support to the Taliban since at least 2007,' Hook said.
They were recovered in Kandahar by the Afghan army, he said.
The material shows Iran is determined to send 'even more weapons into the hands of even more of its proxies,' Hook said. Pictured is a part of a wind bolt cover that the US Department of Defense said is confirmed as a Qiam ballistic missile manufactured in Iran
Debris from a UAV (Qasef) is displayed with a sign that reads "On Loan From Saudi Arabia" at the Iranian Materiel Display
This photo shows recovered Iranian small arms on display during the press conference
Washington this year pulled out of a pact with Iran aimed at constraining its push for nuclear weapons (pictured). Hook said that since leaving the deal, US officials have found 'freedom and leverage' to tackle Iran's regional influence
Washington this year pulled out of a pact with Iran aimed at constraining its push for nuclear weapons.
Hook said that since leaving the deal, US officials have found 'freedom and leverage' to tackle Iran's regional influence, and he chided other nations for not getting on board.
'The current international environment has created unacceptably low expectations for the regime in Tehran,' he said.
If 'the demands of ... the Iranian regime seem too many, it is because Iran's malign activities are too numerous.'
Hook did not specify when the weaponry had been seized, but the UN Security Council in 2007 expanded an embargo on arms sales to Iran to include arms exports from Iran.
Even under the sanctions relief provided by the nuclear deal the export ban remains in place until 2021 for conventional weapons and until 2024 for missiles.
Hook did not specify when the weaponry had been seized, but the UN Security Council in 2007 expanded an embargo on arms sales to Iran to include arms exports from Iran. Pictured is a recovered Iranian Shahed-123 unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)
Even under the sanctions relief provided by the nuclear deal the export ban remains in place until 2021 for conventional weapons and until 2024 for missiles. A Qiam ballistic missile is seen above
Fragments of a Surface to Air Missile (Sayyad 2C) was displayed on Thursday
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