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Ballistic Missles

A military truck carrying a Qadr H missile drives past pictures of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (R) and late leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini during a parade marking the anniversary of the Iran-Iraq war (1980-88), in Tehran on September

As the old nuclear sanctions on Iran are lifted, the US slaps Tehran with new missile sanctions

Global Politics

One day after punishing economic sanctions against Iran were lifted, the Obama administration announced new sanctions on Iran’s missile program. It’s a hint of the tough road ahead.

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