DEPARTMENT OF STATE ISSUES RULE: INTERNATIONAL TRAFFIC IN ARMS REGULATIONS: CLARIFYING POLICIES OF DENIAL, UPDATING THE MAJOR NON-NATO ALLY LIST, AND MINOR CORRECTIONS; CORRECTIONS

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Department Of State has issued a rule called: International Traffic in Arms Regulations: Clarifying Policies of Denial, Updating the Major Non-NATO Ally List, and Minor Corrections; Corrections.

The rule was published in the Federal Register on Sept. 23 by Alice M. Kottmyer, Attorney-Adviser, Office of Management, Office of the Legal Adviser, U.S. Department of State.

Summary: On September 18, 2026, the Department of State revised the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) to clarify certain policy-of-denial provisions, update country policies for Ethiopia and Somalia, add Saudi Arabia and Peru to the list of major non-NATO allies, and make other miscellaneous corrections. That document included incorrect...