Official Rejects Israeli Media Hype On Seizure Of Iran-made Cargo

Tehran, March 6, IRNA – Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab and African Affairs Hossein Amir Abdollahian categorically rejected the allegation by Israel that Tel Aviv has intercepted a ship carrying Iranian mid-range missiles for the Palestinians. ˈThis allegation is not true and in principle the passage or movement of a ship carrying weapons from Iran to Gaza is not true,ˈ Amir Abdollahian said. ˈThis allegation is merely based on repetitious and baseless fabrications of the Zionist media,ˈ the deputy foreign minister said. Earlier on Wednesday, military sources in Iran strongly dismissed the reports by the western and Israeli media alleging that Israel has intercepted a ship carrying Iranian mid-range missiles for the Palestinians. On Wednesday, some western and Israeli media outlets claimed that Israel’s naval forces have intercepted an Iranian arms vessel carrying medium-range missiles in the Red Sea. They further claimed that the shipment was headed for the Gaza Strip via Sudan. According to the public relations office of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), an informed source in the Iranian Armed Forces rejected the news reports about the shipment of Iran-made weapons as completely untrue./end