Commander: Iran Arming Mideast 'Liberation Armies'
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An Iranian government Web site is quoting a top Revolutionary Guards commander as saying Iran supplies weapons to "liberation armies" in the Middle East.
The report by Borna news provides the first official statement from a top military commander that Iran is providing weapons to armed groups in the Middle East.
Sunday's report quotes Gen. Hossein Hamedani, the deputy commander of a volunteer militia that is part of the elite Revolutionary Guards. Hamedani says Iran is self-sufficient in weapons production and is supplying arms to "liberation armies" in the region.
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Hamedani did not provide further details, but Iran is widely believed to provide weapons to Lebanon's militant Hezbollah group.