Helping Insurgents?

" Wendell thank you well there is new evidence that the Middle East main provocative -- Iran is funneling weapons and explosives to insurgents inside Afghanistan. National security correspondent Jennifer Griffin has the details. Afghan President Hamid Karzai was one of the first world leaders to congratulate Iran -- President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. On his election victory. But there is increasing evidence that Iran is playing a double game in Afghanistan. Supplying more than just development aid. According to recently declassified testimony Director of National Intelligence Dennis Blair told the Senate select intelligence committee in February quote. Iran is covertly supplying arms to Afghan insurgents while publicly posing as supportive of the Afghan government. Shipments typically include small arms mines rocket propelled grenades rockets mortars and plastic explosives. The top US commander in Afghanistan general Stanley and crystal who warned in his recent strategy assessment about the dangers of her rants involvement. Quote the Iranian -- sports or revolutionary guard. Is reportedly training fighters for certain Taliban groups and providing other forms of military assistance to insurgents. He rants current policies and actions do not pose a short term threat to the mission but Iran has the capability to threaten the mission in the future. Senator John McCain ranking Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee echoed these concerns."

" A lot of variables -- information and data that the Iranians are becoming more involved in Afghanistan was supplying. Some arms and equipment."

" Also founded Afghanistan recently some of the same explosively formed penetrator sport EFP's. A deadly machine made roadside bomb that killed so many US forces in Iraq. US intelligence says those weapons are made in one place. Iran."

" That would be entirely consistent with what we saw and I Iraq the Iranians clearly were providing. I ESP's most notably -- is the largest killer American soldiers on the battlefield. In addition to mortar rounds and rockets they played a very decisive role as I said CD EFP. If not it's a highly refined weapon it's not the -- just make -- a backyard garage and as we see -- migrate into that Afghanistan that could be at a game changer there."

" Tonight Fox News has learned that the Pentagon is planning to ask general look crystal. -- sent forth his request for more resource is his request for more troops this follows reports from the crystal had been asked by administration officials here in Washington to hold off on making that request. A DOD official tells us that that perception had become a distraction Brett."

" We'll follow both angles Jennifer Griffin live at the Pentagon thank you."