And Russia is shipping in weapons
(NEWSER) - Iran is quietly helping Syria evade US and European Union sanctions by selling its oil on the international market, US officials have discovered. Transit records show that one shipment last month saw more than 91000 metric tons of crude sent to Iran, the Wall Street Journal reports. An Iranian spokesman at the UN confirmed as much, saying there were no international sanctions against Syria that Iran was required to respect. He added that outside powers, not Iran, were sending weapons to Damascus. More»