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Sunday, February 03, 2013

Iran is smuggling 'manpad' anti-aircraft missiles for lone militants, warns US

Leon PanettaIran is intensifying a campaign to destabilise the Middle East by smuggling anti-aircraft weapons to militant allies through its international paramilitary force, according Leon Panetta, the outgoing US defence secretary.

The Pentagon chief told The Wall Street Journal that Tehran's export of so-called "manpads" -- anti-aircraft missiles that can be carried by a single person - represents a dangerous escalation.

Yemen intercepted a boat carrying the weapons on Jan 23 with unspecified assistance from the US, which had evidence that the missiles were supplied by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. They were believed to be en route to Yemeni separatists fighting the US-backed central government.

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