Iranian Parliament, Facing U.S. Sanctions, Vote to Raise Defense Spending The vote, which requires the approval of an oversight panel, would increase financing for the country’s ballistic missile program and foreign operations by Iran’s Revolutionary Guards. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Stumble Digg Email ThisBlogThis!Share to XShare to Facebook Related Posts:Asia and Australia Edition: St. Petersburg, Jared Kushner, North Korea: Your Morning BriefingTrump Shifts Course on Egypt, Praising Its Authoritarian LeaderColombian City Begins Post-Mudslide RecoveryIranian-American Held in Iran Since July Is Said to Be Freed on BailGorsuch, Russia, N.C.A.A. Final: Your Monday Evening BriefingNorth Korea Will Top Rex Tillerson’s U.N. Agenda, Envoy Says