A Belgian national, Jacques Monsieur, has pleaded guilty to conspiring to sell F-5 jet engines to Iran. There is currently a trade embargo imposed on Iran that prohibits the sale of any US military equipment to Iran.
Seems like Iran is trying everything in it's power to get their hands on spare parts for their decaying air force.
From BBC
An alleged Belgian arms dealer has pleaded guilty to conspiring to illegally export jet engines and parts from the US to Iran, officials say.[...]
Court documents say he is an experienced arms dealer who was actively seeking weapons for the government of Iran.
After his arrest Mr Monsieur was charged with violating the arms control act, smuggling, money-laundering and conspiracy.
Some of the charges can carry maximum sentences of 20 years in jail.
Officials said a sting operation revealed that he was trying to buy engines and other parts for F-5 fighter jets.
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