Allegedly Carrying Nuclear Weapons, Iranian Plane Forced to Land in Turkey: Excerpts from the Turkish Press
TURKEY INTERVENES IN IRAN'S AND SAUDI ARABIA'S FIGHT OVER BAHRAIN
State Department spokesman Mark Toner said in a statement late Wednesday that the U.S. condemns illicit smuggling of arms and ammunition. He said U.N. resolutions prohibit Iran, in particular, from exporting weapons and that "any activity to the contrary is another example of Iran's destabilizing activities in the region."
Israel said the ship intercepted Tuesday in international waters in the Mediterranean Sea had roughly 2,500 mortar shells, nearly 75,000 bullets and six anti-ship missiles. It said the weapons were sent by Iran by way of Syria, and that the advanced anti-ship missiles could have challenged Israeli enforcement of a naval blockade of the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip. via foxnews.com
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