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| Iran boosts budget for missiles, Revolutionary Guards |
| 2017-08-14 |
| [Al Jazeera] Iran's parliament has overwhelmingly voted to increase spending on Tehran's ballistic missile programme and the elite Revolutionary Guards in retaliation for new sanctions imposed by the United States. In a session on Sunday, a total of 240 politicians out of 244 present voted to allocate $520m to develop the country's missile programme and boost foreign operations of the paramilitary troops, with only one abstention. Parliamentarians approved the outlines of the bill to "counter America's terrorist and adventurist actions in the region" as some chanted "Death to America" after the vote results were announced. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 Nobody really cares..., other than 1500+ years of world history. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2017-08-14 19:23 |
| #1 I remain mystified at the thinking behind JV actors posturing up against Varsity. Extortion? Nobody really cares about Iran. If they just shut up they could live in relative peace and perhaps even enjoy some prosperity. But no ... |
| Posted by: Beau 2017-08-14 02:26 |