Teheran says UN arms embargo lifted

A United Nations- imposed arms embargo on Iran ended officially on Sunday in line with a 2015 landmark nuclear deal, the Iranian foreign ministry said. No special action was necessary from Iran as the embargo lifts automatically if no extension or additional measures are taken by the Security Council, the ministry said. Iran is self- dependent in defense and does not expect an arms- buying spree, it said. “Unconventional arms, weapons of mass destruction and a buying spree of conventional arms have no place in Iran’s defense doctrine,” the ministry said.