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Iran Arming Proxy Forces in Iraq with Long-Range Missiles
(The Times-UK) Gabrielle Weiniger - Iran has transferred a new batch of long-range missiles to powerful Shia proxy forces in Iraq for the first time. The delivery in late March was arranged by the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Air Force. "Iran has recently transferred missiles to Shia militias in Iraq, including new models with longer range, which have not been given in the past to those militias," a regional intelligence source said. The development runs contrary to recent reports from Iraqi officials that the Iranian-backed militias in Iraq were "prepared to disarm" to avert potential conflict with America. A diplomatic source in the region told The Times that efforts "to create a picture that the militias are disarming is a ruse."