Iran denies sending intercepted weapons to Gaza | The Times of Israel
An Iranian official denied an
Israeli report that Tehran had sent “advanced weaponry” for Palestinian terrorists in Gaza on a ship intercepted by Israel in the Red Sea on Wednesday.
“We completely deny this report which is totally without foundation,” an unnamed military official said, quoted on state-run Iranian television’s Arabic-language Al-Alam channel.
Israel said earlier that its navy intercepted a cargo vessel, the “Klos-C,” in international waters between Sudan and Eritrea that was carrying “an Iranian shipment of advanced weapons.”
"Israel has accused Iran of trying to establish similar supply lines by sea to Palestinian militants in Gaza, who have fired dozens of rockets at the Jewish state since the start of 2014. Iran had previously cut funding to Hamas over the organization’s support of the uprising against Syrian President Bashar Assad, although reports in late 2013 suggested that the two had mended their relationship.
For their part, Hamas officials denied that the shipment was bound for Gaza, calling it a “silly joke.”
“This is a new Israeli lie aimed to justify and prolong the blockade of Gaza,” Taher Al-Nono, an adviser of Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh, said according to Reuters.
Don't forget this as well.
Hezbollah denies aiding Syrian regime - Khaleej Times
BEIRUT — Powerful Lebanese militant group Hezbollah on Thursday denied accusations it is assisting the Syrian government to crush protests roiling the country since mid-March.
“Hezbollah vehemently denies accusations by some Syrian opposition members that it is helping to put down the protests in Syria and asserts that these allegations are untrue,” the Shiite party, which is backed by the regimes in Syria and Iran, said in a statement.
It said the allegations were politically motivated and aimed at paving the way for the West to meddle in Syria’s internal politics.
“We are against such interference and favour reform and stability that would enable the Syrian people to prosper and move forward,” the statement said.
Hezbollah, the strongest military and political group in Lebanon, has largely stayed mum on the revolt in Syria while supporting the revolutions that have taken place elsewhere in the region.
Intelligence officials say Hezbollah’s weapons transit through Syria and the party has been put in a difficult position by the revolt taking place there."
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/11/w...ials-say-hezbollah-helps-syrias-military.html
U.S. Accuses Hezbollah of Aiding Syria’s Crackdown
The United States accused the Lebanese militant group
Hezbollah on Friday of deep involvement in the Syrian government’s violent campaign to crush the uprising there, asserting that Hezbollah has trained and advised government forces inside
Syria and has helped to expel opposition fighters from areas within the country.
The American accusations, which were contained in coordinated announcements by the
Treasury and State Departments announcing new sanctions against Syria, also accused Hezbollah of assisting operatives of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Quds Force in training Syrian forces inside Syria. A Treasury statement said the Hezbollah secretary general,
Hassan Nasrallah, had overseen those activities, which it called part of the Syria government’s “increasingly ruthless efforts to fight against the opposition.”
"Both Hezbollah and Iran have repeatedly denied that they have aided Mr. Assad’s military. They have supported his contention that the uprising against him is led by terrorist groups armed by Sunni Arab monarchies, Israel and the United States."
Not until later that it was admitted they are fighting for Assad.