Iran Press/America: Ambassador of Iran to the United Nations Majid Takhte-Ravanchi in his recent post on Twitter on Monday pointed to the world's top military spenders in 2019, according to a report from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).
"US is top spender with $732 billion, 3.4% of its GDP," he tweeted.
Iran's Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the UN also mentioned that Saudi Arabia was the fifth-largest military spender in the world, with $61.9 billion, 8% of its GDP.
However, the Islamic Republic of Iran "is 18th with $12.6 billion, 2.3% of its GDP," he added.
Majid Takhte-Ravanchi noted that these statistics have clearly shown which country is advancing race in the region.
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