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Iran Parliament okays missile funding boost in reply to US sanctions

Published Sun, Aug 13, 2017 · 09:50 PM

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IRAN'S Parliament on Sunday approved more than half a billion dollars in funding for the country's missile programme and foreign operations of the elite Revolutionary Guards in response to US sanctions.

The move follows a spike in tensions between Teheran and Washington since US President Donald Trump took office in January with a vow to get tough on the Islamic republic.

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