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Amendment to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations: Prohibited Exports, Imports, and Sales to or From Certain Countries-Cyprus
Key claim: The State Department is changing U.S. arms-export rules so that selling, buying, or transferring defense equipment to or from Cyprus follows current U.S. defense-trade policy.
Abstract
(Rule · State Department) The Department of State is amending the International Traffic in Arms Regulations to reflect current defense trade policy toward Cyprus.
Why this matters
ITAR §126.1 country listings determine whether U.S. exporters, brokers, and foreign end-users can move defense articles and services to a given country at all. Aligning Cyprus with current policy changes licensing eligibility for a NATO-adjacent EU member and affects U.S. defense firms, Cypriot buyers, and re-transfer partners in the Eastern Mediterranean.