Israel accuses three Iranians of carrying out missile project in Lebanon
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused Iran and Hezbollah on Thursday, September 28, of attempting to implement a missile production project in Lebanon and threatened that Israel would destroy the project.
"Today we have exposed the Iranian and Hezbollah project to produce precision-guided missiles. We are also aware of other issues and we are determined to dismantle this project," Mr. Netanyahu said at a news conference.
He added: "The purpose of this public announcement is to send a message that we will not stand by and let our enemies arm themselves with deadly weapons that target us. I tell them today to be careful."
On the same day, the Israeli army named three Iranians and a member of the Lebanese Hezbollah group as perpetrators of a project to produce precision-guided missiles in Lebanon, warning that such actions would endanger Lebanon's security.
Jonathan Conricks, a spokesman for the Israeli military, named the three Iranians as Mohammad Hosseinzadeh Hejazi, Majid Navab, and Ali Asghar Norouzi at a press conference on Thursday.
According to the Israeli army spokesman, Mohammad Hejazi is the commander of the IRGC's Quds Force in Lebanon and is also responsible for the missile production program in the country.
General Conricks also introduced Majid Navab as the technology director of the project, saying that he is an engineer and expert in the field of surface-to-surface missiles.
According to the same report, Ali Asghar Norouzi is also the logistics commander and responsible for transferring Iranian logistical equipment to Lebanon, which plays a role in this project.
The Israeli army has also named Fuad Shaker, a senior operational official of the Lebanese Hezbollah group, as one of the commanders of the project.
Fouad Shaker is wanted by the United States for his involvement in the 1983 attack on members of the US Navy in Beirut.
Last year, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated at the United Nations General Assembly that the Islamic Republic had ordered Lebanon's Hezbollah to carry out a project at secret bases to convert its rockets into precision-guided missiles capable of targeting Israel.
An Israeli army spokesman says that the implementation of this project has accelerated in recent months.
The announcement of the names of four people responsible for pursuing the Islamic Republic's missile plan in Lebanon comes at a time when tensions on the Israeli-Lebanese borders have intensified in recent days.
Source: Radio Farda
