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'LAF set to receive Iranian weaponry' (Lebanon)
Jerusalem Post ^ | 9/2/09 | staff

Posted on 09/02/2009 6:40:32 PM PDT by Nachum

The Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) has accepted an offer by Iran to provide it with weapons produced by the Iranian defense industries, a newspaper in Lebanon reported on Wednesday. According to Al-Akhbar, the proposal was sent from the Iranian Embassy in Beirut.

In their response, LAF officers said the army was in need of anti-aircraft weaponry. Israeli officials have expressed concern that the existence of such weapons in Lebanon, whether in the hands of Hizbullah or the army, would constitute a change in the strategic balance between Israel and Lebanon.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: iran; iranian; laf; lebanon; receive; weaponry; weapons

1 posted on 09/02/2009 6:40:32 PM PDT by Nachum
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To: Nachum

lol i would remove them


2 posted on 09/02/2009 7:39:44 PM PDT by dalebert
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