...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual hajj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. When the oil runs out the rest of the world is going to kick sand in the Soddy national face...
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Hook displayed rockets, missiles, small arms and debris from an Iranian drone that he says were intended for Houthis in Yemen
...an area of the Arabian Peninsula sometimes mistaken for a country. It is populated by more antagonistic tribes and factions than you can keep track of. Except for a tiny handfull of Jews everthing there is very Islamic...and the Taliban
...the Pashtun equivalent of men...
in Afghanistan.
He also repeated US claims that Iran is boosting its supply of weapons to Leb’s Hezbollah movement for use in support of Hereditary President-for-Life Bashir
Pencilneckal-Assad
Lord of the Baath...
’s forces in Syria as well as Shiite militia in Iraq.
The material shows Iran is determined to send "even more weapons into the hands of even more of its proxies," he said.
"We need to get serious about going after this stuff," Hook told news hounds.
Hook said an Iranian-designed surface-to-air missile with markings in Farsi, the official language of Iran, had been intended for the Houthis in Yemen but was seized by Saudi Arabia. He said it showed the brazenness of Iran’s intentions.
"The conspicuous Farsi markings is Iran’s way of saying they don’t mind being caught violating UN arms restrictions," he said.
Hook did not specify when the weaponry had been seized, but the UN Security Council in 2007 expanded an embargo on arms sales to Iran to include arms exports from Iran.
Even under the sanctions relief provided by the nuclear deal the export ban remains in place until 2021 for conventional weapons and until 2024 for missiles.