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Don’t squander money on US missiles, Iran tells Gulf nations

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TEHRAN: A senior Iranian military official told Gulf states yesterday not to squander money on US missiles, boasting that Iran can render them useless, the state news agency IRNA reported. Tehran yesterday slammed plans by the United States to beef up defenses in the Gulf against potential Iranian missile attacks, with the Islamic republic insisting it posed no threat to its neighbors. “Installing anti-missile Patriot missiles is a new trick to empty the pockets of rich Arabian Gulf countries,” said General Hassan Firuzabadi, the joint chief of staff of Iran’s armed forces

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