Iran lawmakers vote to boost spending on missile program
By a huge majority, members of Iran’s parliament voted Sunday to increase spending on the nation’s ballistic missile program and finance its paramilitary Revolutionary Guard./ The moves were viewed as a response to recently announced U.S. sanctions against the Muslim country. Iran’s state-run IRNA news agency reported that 247 lawmakers attended the vote session, with 240 approving the spending plan and one lawmaker abstaining. No specifics were available about how the new funds would be used. Earlier this month, Iran reiterated a previous ...
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