 Two Israeli soldiers abducted by Hezbollah last year reportedly have been handed over to Iran. The London-based newspaper Asharq al-Awsat reported Sunday that Ehud Goldwasser and Eldad Regev, who were seized in June 2006, have been transferred from Lebanon to Iran via a third country. Iran is Hezbollah's chief sponsor.
| The third country'd be Syria, of course. |
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's office denied the report. Israeli officials did not provide further details. Karmit Goldwasser, Ehud's wife, told Israel Radio that U.N.-mediated negotiations for the soldiers' release are well under way. She had no details on their condition. |