Sunday, February 27, 2011

Iran aiming to exploit anarchy in post-Mubarak Sinai

Iran is working to bolster its weapons-smuggling infrastructure in the Sinai Peninsula as anarchy continues to prevail in Egypt following the toppling of the Mubarak regime earlier this month. According to information obtained by Israel, Iran has been working to build new infrastructure in the Sinai that can be used to smuggle advanced weaponry in large quantities into the Gaza Strip. Iran wants to take advantage of the current anarchy in Egypt and establish a stronger foothold in Gaza,� a senior defense official said. “They are building new capabilities, upgrading smuggling mechanisms and studying the new military presence there to...

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