Iran Parliament okays missile funding boost in reply to US sanctions

Teheran

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.

"The Americans should know that this was our first action," said Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani, after announcin…