Iran Raises the Stakes
Zulfiqar missiles were displayed in a military parade in Iran Tehran's expanding military capacity warrants a firm response from the Trump administration. US NEWS, July 11, 2017 - With America's global attention largely focused elsewhere, Iran continues to expand its military capabilities – legally and otherwise – forcing the question of what Washington and its regional allies plan to do about it. Iran's military expansionism of late encompasses a host of activities: pursuing illegal means to expand its nuclear and ballistic missile technology and expertise; continuing to test its longer range and increasingly sophisticated ballistic missile; and building underground facilities in Lebanon to manufacture missiles and other weapons for its most powerful terrorist client Hezbollah. This expansionism is boosting the capacity of Iran, a Shiite nation, to threaten Israel and the region's U.S.-backed Sunni states – most notably Saudi Arabia – raising the stakes ...