Sometimes the best way to get away with something is to be obvious about it. People seem to ignore what is right in front of them, preferring to believe they did not see what they just saw.
Iran continues to flaunt international condemnation, managing to circumvent financial restrictions in order to buy the needed weapons and supplies for both their nuclear program and their defense systems. The 10 times they have been found out will do nothing to stop them, they will find other ways around the hoops and red tape and get what they need.
The problem: others like the Taliban, Hamas, Al-Qaeda and many more will be receiving Iran's help and support. 10 times caught means 100 times getting away with it. Those results will continue to bolster Iran's belief they can support the enemies of the West, and of course those dreaded Zionists.
From The Jerusalem Post June 10 by Yaakov Katz
Photo by: IDF
Iran has been caught red-handed in 10 different attempts in recent years to transfer weaponry to terrorists throughout the Middle East, including a recent case, in April, when a shipment of advanced missiles was caught en-route to Taliban forces in Afghanistan, according to a United Nations report obtained Thursday by The Jerusalem Post.
The report was submitted three weeks ago to the Security Council by a UN group of experts that monitors compliance with UN sanctions imposed on Iran. The report was leaked to the Internet and obtained by a number of leading Israeli defense analysts.
The report documents all 10 cases of arms smuggling, including the case of the Victoria cargo ship, which was stopped by the Israel Navy earlier this year carrying arms for Hamas. In the most recent case cited, British forces in Afghanistan found a weapons shipment of advanced Iranian-made anti-ship missiles and 122 mm. rockets en route to Taliban forces in Afghanistan.
Iran continues to flaunt international condemnation, managing to circumvent financial restrictions in order to buy the needed weapons and supplies for both their nuclear program and their defense systems. The 10 times they have been found out will do nothing to stop them, they will find other ways around the hoops and red tape and get what they need.
The problem: others like the Taliban, Hamas, Al-Qaeda and many more will be receiving Iran's help and support. 10 times caught means 100 times getting away with it. Those results will continue to bolster Iran's belief they can support the enemies of the West, and of course those dreaded Zionists.
From The Jerusalem Post June 10 by Yaakov Katz
‘Iran caught 10 times trying to send arms to terrorists'
Photo by: IDF
Iran has been caught red-handed in 10 different attempts in recent years to transfer weaponry to terrorists throughout the Middle East, including a recent case, in April, when a shipment of advanced missiles was caught en-route to Taliban forces in Afghanistan, according to a United Nations report obtained Thursday by The Jerusalem Post.
The report was submitted three weeks ago to the Security Council by a UN group of experts that monitors compliance with UN sanctions imposed on Iran. The report was leaked to the Internet and obtained by a number of leading Israeli defense analysts.
The report documents all 10 cases of arms smuggling, including the case of the Victoria cargo ship, which was stopped by the Israel Navy earlier this year carrying arms for Hamas. In the most recent case cited, British forces in Afghanistan found a weapons shipment of advanced Iranian-made anti-ship missiles and 122 mm. rockets en route to Taliban forces in Afghanistan.
In March, Turkish authorities stopped an Iranian cargo plane bound for Syria. At the time, Turkey tried to downplay the news, but the UN report reveals that authorities discovered dozens of AK-47 assault rifles and close to 2,000 mortar shells. The report confirms that the arms originated in Iran and were supplied by the Revolutionary Guard Corps.
The report further reveals that Iran test fired two of its most advanced long-range missiles – the Shihab 3 and the Sajil – in February.
The tests were not reported at the time by the Iranians, or by the United States or Israel, both of which track such missile launches.
Tal Inbar, head of the Space Research Center at the Fisher Institute for Air and Space Strategic Studies, analyzed the UN report and said the missile tests were significant since Iran was making efforts to hide its ballistic missile program, something that raises suspicions about the nature of the program and its connection to the Islamic Republic’s illicit nuclear drive.
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The report further reveals that Iran test fired two of its most advanced long-range missiles – the Shihab 3 and the Sajil – in February.
The tests were not reported at the time by the Iranians, or by the United States or Israel, both of which track such missile launches.
Tal Inbar, head of the Space Research Center at the Fisher Institute for Air and Space Strategic Studies, analyzed the UN report and said the missile tests were significant since Iran was making efforts to hide its ballistic missile program, something that raises suspicions about the nature of the program and its connection to the Islamic Republic’s illicit nuclear drive.
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1 comment:
"Iran continues to flaunt international condemnation, managing to circumvent financial restrictions in order to buy the needed weapons and supplies for both their nuclear program and their defense systems. The 10 times they have been found out will do nothing to stop them, they will find other ways around the hoops and red tape and get what they need" - but that is equally true of Israel, except it already has nuclear weapons.
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