[MEMRI] On July 29, 2006, the London Arabic daily Asharq Al-Awsat reported on assistance extended to Hizballah by Iran's Revolutionary Guards. According to a high-ranking Revolutionary Guards officer, Hizballah has a diver unit and a naval commando unit. He further claims that Revolutionary Guards officers assisted Hizballah in the July 14, 2006, firing of a C802 missile at an Israeli Navy ship, and had also helped Hizballah construct underground facilities - including command and control rooms - which are being operated by Revolutionary Guards officers along with Hizballah fighters. In addition, Iranian news agencies have published a number of reports about groups of Iranian volunteers sent to Lebanon to aid Hizballah in its fight against Israel.
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