The Iranian and U.S. flags are seen printed on paper in this illustration taken January 27, 2022.
Russia said on Tuesday that transfers of missile technology to Iran no longer needed Security Council approval as of Wednesday, when the U.N sanctions lapse, without saying whether it now planned to support Tehran's missile development.
The U.S. effort to limit Iran's missile and drone programs comes amid renewed American criticism of Tehran for backing Hamas, which carried out an Oct. 7 rampage against communities in southern Israel in which at least 1,300 people died.
Former U.S. President Donald Trump abandoned that deal in 2018 and restored U.S. on Iran sanctions.
U.S. officials have said that the funds now in Qatar can be spent by Iran only on humanitarian goods.
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