⁍ Iran said it was self-reliant in its defense and had no need to go on a weapons buying spree.

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⁍ The 2007 Security Council arms embargo on Iran was due to expire on Sunday.

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⁍ Tensions between Washington and Tehran have soared since U.S. President Donald Trump in 2018 unilaterally withdrew from the deal.

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– The UN Security Council on Sunday voted against extending an arms embargo on Iran that was set to expire at the end of the day on Sunday, Reuters reports. US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley called the vote “yet another example of the Trump administration’s failure to live up to their end of the bargain with Iran.” Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif responded on Twitter: “Today’s normalization of Iran’s defense cooperation with the world is a win for the cause of multilateralism and peace and security in our region.” Iran’s state-run IRNA news agency quoted a foreign ministry statement as saying: “Iran’s defense doctrine is premised on strong reliance on its people and indigenous capabilities … Unconventional arms, weapons of mass destruction, and a buying spree of conventional arms have no place in Iran’s defense doctrine.”