Says American cash has not fueled Tehran's buildup
Pentagon officials are downplaying declarations by Iran that it is spending some $1.7 billion provided by the United States on new advanced weapons systems, while also acknowledging that the Islamic Republic continues to build its military arsenal at an increasing rate, according to a Defense Department assessment obtained by the Washington Free Beacon.
Gen. Joseph Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, informed Congress in an unclassified communication last week that the Pentagon does not believe Iran has spent some $1.7 billion awarded by the United States as part of what many described as a “ransom” payment to purchase new military equipment.
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WNU Editor: The experts are telling us not to worry .... Iran to tread warily despite victories, say experts (Stephen Bartholomeus, The Australian/AFP). What's my take .... no one really knows what the Mullahs in Tehran are thinking .... but what we do know is that their military advisers/soldiers/militias/and commanders are having an enormous impact on the battlefields in Iraq and Syria .... and these soldiers need weapons.
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