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Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Iran: We supplied Zelzal-2 to Hizbullah
2006-08-05
Iran admitted for the first time on Friday that it did indeed supply long-range Zelzal-2 missiles to Hizbullah. Secretary-general of the "Intifada conference" Mohtashami Pur told an Iranian newspaper that Iran transferred the missiles so that they could be used to defend Lebanon, Channel 1 reported.

“... without direct orders from the ayatollahs, Hizbullah is not allowed to use Iranian missiles...”
The extent of Iran's intimate involvement in Hizbullah attacks is starting to emerge. According to the defense establishment, the reason Hizbullah has not fired long-range Iranian-made Fajr missiles at Israel is due to Teheran's opposition. Israel now understands that without direct orders from the ayatollahs, Hizbullah is not allowed to use Iranian missiles in attacks against Israel.

The IDF also believes that it seriously damaged the long-range rocket array in the first night of air strikes almost three weeks ago and impaired Hizbullah's ability to fire the rockets. The longer-range Zelzal missiles, manufactured by Iran and capable of reaching Tel Aviv, have also not been fired at Israel, and the IDF believes this is because it destroyed almost two-thirds of these in the Hizbullah arsenal.
Posted by:Fred

#5  LEBANON-SYRIA now belong to IRAN - they just don't know it yet. One-Half plus of CONUS-NORAM belonged to China as soon as the ink touched the Chicom defense white paper, only we Americans = Amerikans. Demo America = Socialist Amerika, etal. don't know or realize it yet.
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2006-08-05 22:39  

#4  "We've been bad, and need to be punished. Please hit us!"
Posted by: Scooter McGruder   2006-08-05 12:50  

#3  "Iran transferred the missiles so that they could be used to defend Lebanon"

Which means Iran views Lebanon as province of Hesb'allah. And by extentension, Iran.
Posted by: Fordesque   2006-08-05 12:37  

#2  Dang. Not sure what to say. They admit it. If a missle lands in Tel Aviv...the trail of blood runs straight to Tehran. Clear, cut and dried.
Posted by: anymouse   2006-08-05 02:19  

#1  I guess they felt they either ran out of "plausible deniability" or that it would make for good press in the Muslim world. Or both.
Posted by: gorb   2006-08-05 00:34  

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