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Iran, Syria reject Israeli claims over arms cargo

Source: Press TV
Tehrān : Iran | 20 days ago  
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    A container ship docks at the port of Ashdod
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A container ship docks at the port of Ashdod
In remarks that instantly became the focus of Western media outlets, Israeli military sources said they found a large cache of weapons when they stormed a Lebanon-bound ship on Tuesday. The sources added that the ship, which is currently being unloaded in Israel, was Iranian and the weaponry was destined...
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  • Blog Source: www.goodasis.com
    Hezbollah also called the interception of the ship, which was boarded near Cyprus, an act of “piracy”. Israel said the arms cache, which it said was one of the biggest it had ever found, came from Iran and was bound for Hezbollah in ...
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    Video: Israel Navy Chief - Hezbollah-Bound Iran Ship Carried Hundreds of Tons of Arms. Wednesday November 4, 2009 10:38 AM - Leave a Comment. iran-ship [Video below.] Israel Navy Chief Brig. Gen. Rani Ben-Yehuda said today that an arms ...
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    Israel: commandos seize Hezbollah-bound arms ship.
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    PM Benjamin Netanyahu said the arms were intended to strike Israeli cities... In recent months Israel has stepped up efforts to combat the smuggling of arms to both Hezbollah and Hamas militants... Hezbollah has not yet commented on the ...
  • Blog Source: www.sfexaminer.com
    The pre-dawn seizure near Cyprus was a rare interception of a suspected arms shipment by Israel, which has long accused Iran of arming its enemies. Israel offered no evidence to support its claim that the weapons came from Iran and were ...
  • Blog Source: www.infidelsparadise.com
    The pre-dawn seizure near Cyprus was a rare interception by Israel of a suspected arms shipment, which has long accused Iran of arming its enemies. Israel offered no evidence to support its claim that the weapons were meant for ...
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Posted By Aldog Aldog | 19 days ago
wow this is very upsetting, I think that their should be verification on the ship's detail of identification before any assumptions can be made

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