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April 30, 2013       Share:    

Source: http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/concoughlin/100214157/is-iran-trying-to-set-up-a-new-arms-smuggling-route-to-gaza-from-sudan/

Is Iran Trying to Set Up a New Arms Smuggling Route to Gaza from Sudan?

(Telegraph-UK) Con Coughlin - Iran is trying to revive its links with Hamas by establishing a new supply route to ship arms to Gaza to be used against Israel. Iran has tried on many previous occasions to ship weapons to Hamas, but these have been foiled by the Israelis, whose navy has intercepted a number of ships trying to deliver weapons. Similarly, an attempt to ship weapons overland from Sudan was also disrupted after Israeli warplanes bombed the storage facilities in Sudan last October. According to intelligence reports received by Western diplomats, Iranian and Sudanese officials have recently had a series of meetings with Hamas to establish a new arms route. At the same time, a number of unscheduled Iranian cargo flights have been logged between Tehran and Khartoum, suggesting Iran is trying to smuggled significant quantities of arms.

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