The United States accused Iran on Tuesday of illicit arms deliveries to Hezbollah guerrillas, during a session of the United Nations Security Council, endorsing charges by Israel following its seizure of a ship in the Mediterranean last week.
The Antigua-flagged ship, which was commandeered and later released by Israeli forces, was found to be carrying hundreds of tons of weapons disguised as civilian cargo.
Britain also raised concerns over the arms shipment, which Israel argued contained Iranian-supplied arms intended to be sent via Syria to the Shi’ite Hezbollah group that has fought Israel.
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