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Iran Claims It Has Sustained Military Spending in Face of U.S. Sanctions
(Financial Times-UK) Andrew England - Iran has not "made any cuts to the budgets of our military organizations" in the face of U.S. sanctions, Brig.-Gen. Hossein Dehghan, a military adviser to the supreme leader, told the Financial Times. "Militarily, today we are definitely in a better situation than three years ago when Mr. Trump came to power, in all aspects - from staff, organization to equipment." The full extent of Iran's defense spending is opaque and support for regional proxies is not made public. U.S. officials, citing Iran's budget, have said they have forced Tehran to reduce its military spending by almost 30%. Dehghan said, "Who is the winner now? Today, we believe our influence in the region has increased despite all this pressure. We will never abandon our regional allies....We are not players, we are revolutionaries."