In a more recent -- and legal -- deal, Iran last month took delivery of hundreds of high-powered armor-piercing snipers' rifles with scopes from an Austrian firm, as part of a consignment for 2,000 of the weapons.
Confirming the sale, Wolfgang Fuerlinger, head of Steyr Mannlicher GmbH, told reporters that US Embassy officials had expressed concerns the arms could make their way to Iraq for use against American troops.
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