[billfruit]

Iran seemingly continues to operate their fleet of F-14s which US had supplied when the Shah was in control, decades after the relationship soured with the US. It seems even that an Iranian pilot is the top ace with the most kills of all F-14 pilots.

But speaking of Huawei they are'nt in the business of military supplies, they sell commodity telecom gear. Imposing such extreme restrictions, seemingly encroaching upon the sovereignity of other nations, feels strange. In this whole matter, it the US who appears to be acting foremost with political considerations.

[DeonPenny]

I don't think that protection against interference is extended to non-democracy. It's pretty explicitly so.

Also if their weaponization of android and the google OS shows anything if it can be weaponized it will

[billfruit]

I don't think the US legal justice system sees democratic countries and others as different, what matters is that they are sovereign entities.

So politically motivated measures are likely to be drawn into courts.

Also US has/had no issues doing business with many prominent non democratic countries like Saudi Arabia, South Korea (i.e before it transitioned to democracy), etc.