Iran's regime Commercial Airliner Flying Fighters, Weapons Tehran to Damascus to prop up Bashar Assad

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Mahan Air cooperating with Revolutionary Guards and its terrorist foreign arms al-Quds Forces and carrying weapons to Lebanon, and Syria.

London- At a time when Iran is investing the Nuclear Deal to develop its fleet, U.S. media sources renewed fears that Iranian air companies linked to the Revolutionary Guards would use those jets to send weapons and fighters to Syria.
A report published by Forbes said Iranian commercial aircraft routinely violate international aviation rules by transporting arms and military personnel to Syria, and therefore, “selling aircraft to Iran will expose manufacturers to the risk of becoming complicit in such activities.”
Forbes said Iran was trying to ink a deal to buy up to 500 aircraft over the next decade.
The magazine said: “Iran remains the foremost state sponsor of terrorism in the world and is still number one on the recently-released Basel Anti-Money Laundering Index Report of 2016, which assesses the risk of money laundering and terrorist financing in 149 countries.”
The report coincides with the comments of U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, who expressed his country’s worries regarding Iran’s transfer of weapons to Yemen.
Also, the international community is worried from an Iranian activity towards refueling conflicts in Arab countries, which Tehran says was protecting its security and national interests.
Last Thursday, Iran announced that a deal with Airbus was in its last phases,” according to Fars news agency, quoting Iranian Minister of Transportation Minister Abbas Akhoundi.
Forbes warned the Airbus Company to think twice before inking such a deal.
The report said: “The problem with the Islamic Republic’s aircraft shopping spree is that Iran’s state-owned airline, Iran Air, will be the sole company purchasing these aircraft.” It said Iran’s current fleet stands at 36 aircraft while its subsidiary, Iran Air Tours, has 14.
Mahan Air is considered the first Iranian company, which conducted flights to Syria for transferring weapons in 2011.
Iranian and foreign sources had accused Mahan Air for sending weapons to three states: Lebanon, Sudan and Syria. The company also faces several accusations for cooperating with units linked to the Revolutionary Guards and its foreign arms al-Quds Forces.

Source: Asharq Al-Awsat, 28 Aug. 2016

Saudi Crown Prince Ensures Saudi Arabia Is Secure

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 ASHARQ AL-AWSAT – Jeddah - Crown Prince Mohammed bin Nayef bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud confirmed that the homeland’s security at its highest degrees and is getting stronger every day.
“Thanks to the keenness of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques as well as all security men, whom the society is proud of their determination to purify the country from whoever dares to tamper with its gains, sanctities and safety of its citizens and expatriates alike, praying to Allah Almighty to bless the souls of the martyrs, wishing the injured a speedy recovery,” he said.
The Crown Prince’s confirmations came during the Cabinet’s session, which he chaired at Al-Salam Palace in Jeddah on Monday.
On behalf of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Nayef expressed thanks and appreciation to the leaders of sisterly and friendly countries for their congratulations to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s King, government and people on the occasion of the holy Eid Al-Fitr; and for their condemnation of the terrorist incidents that targeted sites in the cities of Jeddah, Qatifand  Madinah.
Following the Cabinet’s session, Minister of Culture and Information Adel al-Turaifi told SPA that the Cabinet warned the whole world from the threat of terrorism, which started to take several forms, shapes and ideologies that would eventually lead to killing the innocent.
He stressed the Kingdom’s firm positions and its strong stand to confront terrorism and its commitment, determination and cooperation with other countries to pursue terrorists and dry up their sources.