Khamenei: Iran will Never Invade another Country
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“…the Islamic Republic has launched no wars of aggression since its founding in 1979. In 1980 Iraq invaded Iran. Iran fought the invaders to a standstill and ultimately made peace, making no effort to occupy Iraqi territory….. Iran has a small military budget, about $10 bn., on the order of that of Norway or Singapore. […]