On Sunday, a senior Iranian official told Parliament the armed forces need a much larger budget to continue fighting ISIS, whose influence is growing across the region, reports Al Arabiya News. "We have to face a new threat in the region. Terrorist groups are close to our borders," said General Ahmad Reza to the media. Iran's army and elite Revolutionary Guards must be strengthened to be able to "buy tanks, transport vehicles and to over haul our helicopters," he also stated.
Thankfully, with the fiscal year ending in 2016, the defense budget will increase by 30 percent to reach the equivalent of 10 billion dollars. Plus, the armed forces will receive 1.2 billion dollars.
-Thomas Brown
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