17.12.2010                     10.Tevet, 5771

WikiLeaks:

WikiLeaks: Iran tried to recruit Sinai Bedouin to smuggle arms into Gaza

Egypt told U.S. officials in April 2009 it was frightened by the spread of Iranian influence in the Middle East and the possibility Iran could obtain nuclear weapons, leaked cables say.

Egypt's spy chief told U.S. officials last year Iran was trying to recruit Bedouin in the Sinai Peninsula to help smuggle arms into the blockaded Gaza Strip, a leaked U.S. diplomatic cable said.

U.S. ally Egypt was frightened by the spread of Iranian influence in the Middle East and the possibility Iran could obtain nuclear weapons, the April 2009 cable released by WikiLeaks said….