LONDON (AFP) - Iran will supply Hezbollah with surface-to-air missile systems in the coming months, boosting the guerrillasâ defences against Israeli aircraft, according to a report by specialist magazine Janeâs Defence Weekly, citing unnamed Western diplomatic sources. In a meeting, held late last month, the Lebanese Shiite Muslim militia called on Tehran to âaccelerate and extend the scope of weapon shipments from Iran to the Islamic Resistance, particularly advanced missiles against ground and air targets.â Hezbollahâs representatives pressed for âan array of more advanced weaponry, including more advanced SAM (surface-to-air missile) systems,â Janeâs said Friday. âIranian authorities conveyed a message to the Hezbollah leadership that their forces would continue to receive a steady supply of weapons systems,âit added. âThe details coming from the meeting reveal that they are about ensuring a constant supply of weapons to support Islamic Resistance operations against Israel,â said Robin Hughes, the magazineâs Middle East Editor. http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060804/wl_mideast_afp/mideastconflictiranhezbollahweapons
Thanks for posting this... I think we can now formally characterize this conflict as a proxy war between US and Iran with Israel being resupplied by US and Hezz by Iran.