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| Ofer ships in Iran carried Blackhawk helicopters | |
| 2011-06-07 | |
| Sunday Times reports Israeli commandos on the ships may have conducted reconnaissance missions against Iran's nuclear sites. Ships owned by the Ofer brothers that docked in Iran may have carried Israel Air Force Blackhawk helicopters, which were used by commando units, the Sunday Times reported. The paper claimed in the Sunday report that the helicopters were concealed in special containers for infiltration into Iran. The Times reported that the commando teams may have conducted reconnaissance missions against Iran's secret nuclear sites, enabling the Israelis to reach Iran without arousing suspicion. Last month, the US State Department imposed sanctions on Tanker Pacific Ltd., owned by the Ofer brothers, for selling a tanker to an Iranian company in breach of sanctions, and thus indirectly assisting that country's nuclear power program. The affair caused the Ofer family great embarrassment in Israel and there have also been revelations that ships owned by the family occasionally docked in Iran. This did not contravene international sanctions but undermined Israeli efforts to isolate Iran.
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| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #6 Meanwhile, ala FREEREPUBLIC > [Arutz Sheva = Israel NN] IRAN SAYS ITS SUBMARINES [two] ARE IN THE RED SEA, along wid other Surface Warships, etc. of the Iranian 14th Fleet on anti-Piracy mission. The Subs are repor taking count of foreign nations' naval = combat vessels. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2011-06-07 20:46 |
| #5 "Is Obama Deliberately Harming Israeli Does a bear sleep in the woods, Willy? >:-( |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2011-06-07 15:41 |
| #4 Is Obama Deliberately Harming Israeli Covert Ops in Iran? By Caroline Glick (Breitbart) One of the dirty secrets about Western trade with enemy states like Iran is that the Western companies trading with them may also wittingly or unwittingly serve as espionage assets for their home country or for other Western countries... |
| Posted by: Willy 2011-06-07 13:53 |
| #3 "helicopters were concealed in special containers for infiltration into Iran" Do what? And nobody noticed? Do these clowns know how big and loud a Blackhawk is? Where'd they take off from? Where'd they fly to? And were was the vaunted Iran Air Farce? Jeez, they're pathetic. |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2011-06-07 13:17 |
| #2 GU7993, my first glib response would have been a 9mm brain aneurism, but the articles I read just left it up to the reader to assume he died of old age. |
| Posted by: AlmostAnonymous5839 2011-06-07 12:50 |
| #1 Any further word on the cause of Sammy Ofer's death? |
| Posted by: Gerthudion Unump7993 2011-06-07 11:56 |