WASHINGTON — Iran has been attempting to rearm the Lebanon-based terror network Hezbollah since the U.N.-backed cease-fire between Hezbollah and Israel took hold earlier this week, two U.S. officials told FOX News on Thursday.Round One went to Hezbo. Who knows when Round Two will kick off, or how it will turn out.
A U.S. arms control official said it appears that Iran is using Syrian channels in its effort to give Hezbollah weapons it has used in the past, including Chinese-built C-802 radar-guided anti-ship missiles. Military observers said a C-802 was used successfully on an Israeli naval vessel off the coast of Tyre on July 14. The arms control officer and a senior American counterterrorism officer both said the U.S. government is "very concerned" about the "ongoing" effort.
Friday, August 18, 2006
Iran Rearming Hezbo
As expected, the cease fire agreement in Lebanon is doing little more than giving Hezbo the chance to rearm thanks to its puppetmasters in Iran:
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