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Shadow War -- Washington Free Beacon
Inside the long-running operation to seize Iranian weapons
JERUSALEM—The interception last week by the Israeli navy of a ship in the Red Sea carrying rockets apparently destined for Gaza was part of an ongoing battle to block Iranian arms shipments that is usually waged out of the public eye, security officials in Tel Aviv said over the weekend.
“Not a week passes without Israel thwarting an Iranian attempt to transmit arms to terrorist entities threatening Israel’s security,” a defense official told the Jerusalem Post.
These efforts usually involve non-military means, he said, such as uncovering the name of a company that provides components for Iranian missiles or the name of a bank financing the movement of arms.
However, there are sometimes air or sea strikes hundreds of miles from Israel’s borders to stop actual movements.
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My Comment: This conflict has been ongoing for a very long time .... and I suspect that it will continue even longer after today's "major players" move on.
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