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Israel Commandos Seize Ship Loaded With Weapons

Israeli commandos seized a ship Wednesday that defense officials said was carrying hundreds of tons of weapons from Iran bound for Lebanon's Hezbollah guerrillas — the largest arms shipment Israel has ever commandeered. Full Article at NPR

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  2. All the cargo certificates are stamped at the ports of origin, and this one was stamped at an Iranian port.
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  3. It's a cargo certificate that shows that it was from a port in Iran
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