However, Iran had large amounts of ammunition provided by the United States of America during the Shah's era and the United States illegally smuggled arms to Iran during the 1980s despite Khomeini's anti-Western policy (see Iran–Contra affair).
Dock hade Iran stora mängder ammunition som tillhandahölls av USA under shahens tid och USA smugglade illegalt vapen till Iran under 1980-talet trots Khomeinis västfientliga politik (se Iran-Contras-affären).