#Qeshm Fars Air, an Iranian civil aviation company, is suspected of smuggling arms into #Lebanon, destined for the militant group #Hezbollah and #Iranian weapons factories.
On July 9, involved a #Boeing 747 that departed from an air force base in #Tehran, stopped for a short layover at the international airport in #Damascus, #Syria,
and then continued with a rather “uncharacteristic flight path” to the #Beirut international airport, where it landed shortly after 4 p.m. local time.
According to flight data obtained by Fox News, the route passed over northern Lebanon, not following any commonly used flight path.
A regional intelligence source who asked to remain anonymous said: “The Iranians are trying to come up with new ways and routes to smuggle weapons from Iran to its allies in the #MiddleEast, testing and defying the West’s abilities to track them down.”
The 2nd flight was conducted on August 2. Flight number QFZ9960 landed in #Beirut at 5:59 pm, after departing #Tehran's international airport two and a half hours earlier. This time, the plane did not stop in #Damascus, but it followed a slightly irregular route north of #Syria.
Qeshm Fars Air is considered one of the various pseudo-civilian airlines used for arms-smuggling by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and the elite Al-Quds force led by Qassem Soleimani. Back in October 2017, #Trump imposed sanctions on the #IRGC and the Al-Quds force.
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Very young and passionate | condolences to their families and friends @TOLOnews
Samim Faramarz, a passionate journalist for @TOLOnews, was killed in #Kabul yesterday while covering an earlier suicide bombing at a wrestling stadium in largely #Shiite Hazara area, Dasht-e Barchi. Here Samim taking a photo with school girls in Herat, in July via @andrewquilty
“#Emirates can confirm that all passengers have disembarked from flight #EK203. All passengers were screened by the local health authorities prior to disembarkation and 3 passengers and 7 crew were transferred to the hospital for further medical care and evaluation. “ 1/5
“Nine passengers underwent additional medical screening at the site near the aircraft and were released afterwards. The rest of the passengers were allowed to leave and clear customs.” 2/5
JUST IN: @Twitter CEO @Jack Dorsey says in prepared testimony to Congress: ' #Twitter does not use political ideology to make any decisions'.
He is due to appear before the House Committee on Energy and Commerce Wednesday 5th Sept 2018. @CNBCnow
The U.S. #taxpayer contributed $364 million in 2017, about one-third of the total #UNRWA budget, almost triple the #EU contribution and by far the most from any single UNRWA donor.
President @realDonaldTrump should pick up the phone — or get on @Twitter — and tell #Qatari Emir @TamimBinHamad that the #US won't use expanded base facilities in Qatar and will consider relocating the U.S. military out of #Qatar entirely.
#Qatar's intent in constructing new facilities at #AlUdeid is about locking the U.S. into a long-term formal military presence in that nation.