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Title 22, Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-102

§9421 Findings

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

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

Congress finds that Annex B to United Nations Security Council Resolution 2231 (2015) bans certain missile-related activities and transfers to or from Iran, including everything listed in the Missile Technology Control Regime Annex, unless the UN Security Council gives prior, case-by-case approval. It finds Iran sent Shahed and Mohajer drones on that list to Russia, Ethiopia, the Houthis in Yemen, militias in Iraq, and other Iran-aligned groups without UN approval, violating Annex B. It also finds some missile-related limits in Annex B expired in October 2023, removing those international legal restrictions.

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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

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102