Iran says UN arms embargo lifted, allowing it to buy weapons
20 October 2020 |
9:01 am
Iran said it would not go on "a buying spree" of weapons while announcing that the UN arms embargo from 2007 has now expired. Tehran also said that "weapons of mass destruction" had no place in their defense.
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