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 Network
of Eritreans for Constitutional
Governance
(NECG)
Israeli
TV Report On Iran's Involvement In Eritrea
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Here to watch report.
10
December 2008 (Infolive.com)-- Iranian ships and submarines have
deployed an undisclosed number of Iranian troops and weapons at the
Eritrean port town of Assab at the Horn of Africa in the Arabian Sea
just below the Strait of Hormuz.
As such, the port town is in a
unique postion its location allows it to control and monitor
one of the world's
most strategic shipping routes.
According
to local reports Iranian troops and a large number of long range
ballistic missiles have also been deployed at a military base at the
port and Iranian unmanned drones daily patrol the area..
It
appears that Iran is using the pretext of an accord it signed with
Eritrea to revamp a Russian built refinery there to station its
troops and maintain a strong military presence with full
command of the Straits of Hormuz . At the same time as the
world's second largest importer of gasoline, its deal with Eritrea
guarantees it a constant supply free from international
intervention. The President of Eritrea has already granted Teheran
complete and exclusive control of the Eritrean Oil Refinary
Meanwhile there is concern in Israel over reports suggesting Iran
has recently tripled its missile arsenal and is estimated to have
over 100 Shhab 3 missiles that are capable of striking any point in
Israel compared with the thirty missiles it had in its aresenal at
the beginning of 2008. While the missiles are armed with one ton
conventional warheads they are also capable of carrying nuclear
warheads.
This latest build-up potentially points to an Iranian
intent to launch a protracted counter-strike against those who seek
to destroy its nuclear program.12/09/08
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