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Title 22 — Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-73

§9421 Findings

Title 22 › Chapter CHAPTER 101A— - FIGHT AND COMBAT RAMPANT IRANIAN MISSILE EXPORTS › § 9421

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Congress finds that Annex B to United Nations Security Council Resolution 2231 (2015) blocked certain missile items and the technologies listed in the Missile Technology Control Regime Annex unless the UN Security Council gave prior, case-by-case approval, but some of those restrictions ended in October 2023. Congress also finds that Iran sent Shahed and Mohajer drones to the Russian Federation, the Government of Ethiopia, and other Iran-aligned groups, including the Houthis in Yemen and militia units in Iraq, without UN approval, violating Annex B.

Full Legal Text

Title 22, §9421

Foreign Relations and Intercourse — Source: USLM XML via OLRC

Congress makes the following findings:
(1)Annex B to United Nations Security Council Resolution 2231 (2015) restricts certain missile-related activities and transfers to and from Iran, including all items, materials, equipment, goods, and technology set out in the Missile Technology Control Regime Annex, absent advance, case-by-case approval from the United Nations Security Council.
(2)Iran has transferred Shahed and Mohajer drones, covered under the Missile Technology Control Regime Annex, to the Russian Federation, the Government of Ethiopia, and other Iran-aligned entities, including the Houthis in Yemen and militia units in Iraq, without prior authorization from the United Nations Security Council, in violation of the restrictions set forth in Annex B to United Nations Security Council Resolution 2231.
(3)Certain missile-related restrictions in Annex B to United Nations Security Council Resolution 2231 expired in October 2023, removing international legal restrictions on missile-related activities and transfers to and from Iran.

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Short Title

Pub. L. 118–50, div. K, § 1, Apr. 24, 2024, 138 Stat. 970, provided that: “This division [enacting this chapter] may be cited as the ‘Fight and Combat Rampant Iranian Missile Exports Act’ or the ‘Fight CRIME Act’.”

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22 U.S.C. § 9421

Title 22 — Foreign Relations and Intercourse

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73