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Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Report: Secret Iranian Gun-Smuggling Air Routes To Hezbollah Exposed
2018-09-04
[Jpost] Two flights carried out by Qeshm Fars Air took unusual routs to get to Leb, arousing concern they were used to deliver weapons to Hezbollah.

Iranian aviation company Qeshm Fars Air is suspected of smuggling weapons into Leb, Fox News reports on Monday.

Citing a western intelligence sources, Fox News revealed that they were able to unmask the methods Iran is using to deliver weapons into Leb.

The first flight involved a Boeing 747 and took place on July 9'th and departed from a military airbase in Tehran to Beirut, but not before stopping in Damascus for a lay-over.

The flight route went over northern Leb and is not one usually used.

"The Iranians are trying to come up with new ways and routes to smuggle weapons from Iran to its allies in the Middle East", reported Fox News citing an anonymous regional intelligence expert,"testing and defying the West’s abilities to track them down."

The US, Israel, and other Western nations have ample evidence that Iran is operating weapons factories in Yemen, Syria and Leb.

The second flight took place on August 2'd and flew from Tehran to Beirut while flying over northern Syria.

Qeshm Fars Air is regarded as one of the aviation companies used by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) to smuggle arms. Three IRGC members currently serve on the board of Qeshm Fars Air.

A report by Rooters over the weekend stated that Iran had already transferred ballistic missiles to Shi’ite proxies in Iraq over the course of several months and that it is developing the capacity to build more there.

The missiles include the Fateh-110, Zolfaqar and Zelzal types, which have ranges of 200-700 km., allowing them to be able to threaten both Soddy Arabia
...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...
and Israel.

A bigwig in the IRGC stated that "We have bases in many places, and Iraq is one of them."

He further stated that should the US decide to strike Iranian targets, these bases outside the country are expected to allow Iran to strike back.
Posted by:trailing wife

#4  Pardon - Silk Way Airlines
Posted by: mossomo   2018-09-04 18:19  

#3  Silk Air out of Ajabijan (sorry, spelling - on phone) is another airline to check out.
Posted by: mossomo   2018-09-04 18:18  

#2  Any chance the Israelis are champing at the bit to shoot down a 747?
Posted by: Sock Puppet of Doom   2018-09-04 15:37  

#1  Iran's secret weapons-smuggling air routes to Lebanon revealed by intel sources
Posted by: Skidmark   2018-09-04 06:29  

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