Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Iran Threatens Hamas With Cutting Of Funds

Iran Threatening To Cut Hamas Funds, Arms Supply If It Flees Syria -- Haaretz

Palestinian sources tell Haaretz that Hamas is abandoning its headquarters in Syria and looking at other Arab states as alternative location for its political command center.

Iran had applied intense pressure to Hamas in an effort to persuade it not to leave Damascus, threatening even to cut off funds to the organization if it did so, Palestinian sources have told Haaretz.

The Iranian pressure also included an unprecedented ultimatum - namely, an explicit threat to stop supplying Hamas with arms and suspend the training of its military activists.

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More News On Iran Threatening Hamas With The Cutting of Funds

Iran warns Hamas against leaving Syria-- UPI
Hamas quietly scales back its presence in Syria -- Business Recorder
Syrian crisis forces Hamas to relocate out of Damascus -- The Australian
Hamas moves headquarters out of Syria -- Herald Sun/Newscore
Hamas considers whether to pull leadership out of Syria -- The Telegraph
Hamas Abandons Syria in Quest for New Arab Sponsors -- IBTimes
Hamas quietly scales back its presence in Syria -- Reuters
Hamas denies reports leaders fled Syria -- Jerusalem Post

My Comment: Iran is trying its best to prop up the Assad regime in Syria because they now know that if Assad and his government is replaced, this is what will probably be the result.

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