Iran’s new weapons corridor now goes through Iraq – report

Israeli analyst Ron Ben Yishai cites Iraqi, Syrian and Lebanese reports in recent weeks that say a newly expanded border terminal on the Iraqi-Syrian border at Al-Bukamal will enable Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps  to increase its weapons shipments to Hezbollah and allied forces in Syria and Lebanon.

The work at Al-Bukamal, long controlled by anti-Assad rebels, is being carried out with Iran’s help, Ben Yishai reports (Hebrew link).

The new land corridor expands Iraq’s unwanted new role as a major hub for Iranian military interventions throughout the region — and is likely a key reason that unknown forces, possibly Israel, have targeted weapons warehouses and other installation of pro-Iranian militias on Iraqi soil in recent months.

Iran has no direct land border with Syria or its Lebanese proxy Hezbollah, and has relied on secret cargo flights and other undercover methods to ship precise missiles and other armaments meant to be used in a future war against Israel.