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Iran Taking Advantage of the West's Preoccupation with Regional Unrest to Boost Arms Smuggling
(Ha'aretz) Amos Harel - Iran has smuggled more weapons to Hizbullah, Syria and Palestinian terror groups in recent months, taking advantage of the wave of unrest in the Middle East. Because international attention is focused mainly on regime changes and local intelligence services are busy protecting their rulers, the Iranians have been able to act with greater impunity. The Iranians are also smuggling large amounts of money to Hamas in Gaza. Last month the Israel Air Force attacked a car carrying several Hamas operatives near Rafah. The car was carrying as much as $18 million, sources said.