Iran Moves To Triple Military Budget Amid Israel Tensions
Iran’s government has proposed to triple its military budget, its spokeswoman said Tuesday, as tensions with arch-rival Israel rise following recent tit-for-tat missile strikes.
Government spokeswoman Fatemeh Mohajerani outlined the move that would see “a significant increase of more than 200 percent in the country’s military budget” at a news conference in Tehran.
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