Iran bought submarines from N. Korea, helped Syria get WMDs

Iran has purchased several midget submarines from North Korea and has helped Syria get missiles and other forms of weapons of mass destruction from the North, a report has said.

"Iran purportedly has acted as an intermediary with North Korea to supply Syria with various forms of WMD and missile technology," said a Congressional Research Service report, "Iran: U.S. Concerns and Policy Responses."

The report, issued Oct. 5, described the Obama administration's recent engagement with Syria as "means to wean Syria away from its alliance with Iran."

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