Iran denies report on transfer of arms to Lebanon

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News ID: 28402
Iran » Iran
Publish Date: 10:52 - 05 September 2018
TEHRAN, September 05 - Iran’s Foreign Ministry rejected a report by Fox News claiming that Tehran has smuggled arms components into Lebanon.

Iran denies report on transfer of arms to LebanonTEHRAN, Young Journalists Club (YJC) - In comments on Tuesday, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi denounced the anti-Iran allegations raised in the Fox News report, saying that spreading such false news has become commonplace in recent days and weeks, according to the Foreign Ministry’s website.

In his interview with Al Alam, Qassemi said such reports indicate an escalation of the psychological war waged by anti-Iran centers.

On Tuesday, Fox News claimed that an Iranian civil aviation company is suspected of smuggling arms into Lebanon.

It quoted Western intelligence sources as saying the airplane has carried components for manufacturing precise weapons in Iranian factories inside Lebanon.

Source: Tasnim

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