(Fox News) Benjamin Weinthal - Iran remains hell-bent on developing the deadliest weapons on the planet, according to a Baden-Wurttemberg state intelligence agency document released Monday. "They aim to complete existing arsenals, perfect the range, applicability and effectiveness of their weapons and develop new weapon systems," the report said. "They try to obtain the necessary products and relevant know-how, among other things, through illegal procurement efforts in Germany." The document noted Iran's strategy to circumvent export restrictions and embargoes, saying Iran "can procure goods in Germany and Europe with the help of specially established front companies, and in particular bring dual-use goods to the risk countries. Typical bypass countries include the United Arab Emirates, Turkey, and China." Last week, Germany's Foreign Ministry reversed a policy that previously labeled the Iranian regime's calls to exterminate the Jewish state as mere "anti-Israel rhetoric," and said Tehran's language is now anti-Semitic. The writer is a fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies.
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