US soldiers discovered a German container ship smuggling 7.62 mm ammunition to Syria from Iran. The ammunition was most likely destined for Hizbollah. Currently Germany along with the US, Britain and France are calling for tougher sanctions against Iran in light of their refusal to stop uranium enrichment for nuclear weapons.
A German diplomat was quoted as saying this was "an embarrassing affair". That might be a tad of an understatement. Germany while calling for tougher sanctions against Iran, which threatens to wipe Israel of the global map, is smuggling Iranian arms destined for Hizbollah who's sole purpose is to destroy Israel. Haaretz
American soldiers stationed in the Gulf of Suez discovered containers of ammunition aboard a German-owned cargo ship allegedly transporting the arms from Iran to Syria, the influential German daily newspaper Der Spiegel reported on Monday.
The newspaper quoted a German diplomat as saying that the incident represents "an embarrassing affair" for Berlin, the consequences of which could be troublesome for trans-Atlantic relations.
The ammunition, which comprised 7.62 millimeter bullets suitable for Kalashnikov rifles, is believed to have been intended for either the Syrian army or Hezbollah.
U.S. soldiers boarded the freighter Hansa India, which is registered to a Hamburg-based shipping company known as Leonhardt & Blumberg, according to Der Spiegel.
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