Iran MPs boost missile funds in response to US sanctions

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 Tehran 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 announcing overwhelming