Ya’alon: Iran building terror network in Europe, US

24 February 2016, 5:28 pm

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Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon is accusing Iran of building an international terror network that includes “sleeper cells” that are stockpiling arms, intelligence and operatives to be ready to strike on command in places including Europe and the US.

Speaking after talks with his Cypriot counterpart, Ya’alon says Iran aims to destabilize the Middle East and other parts of the world and is training, funding and arming “emissaries” to spread a revolution. He says Tehran is the anchor of a “dangerous axis” that includes Baghdad, Damascus, Beirut, Saana and other cities in the region.

The war in Syria has resulted in “widespread infiltration by murderous, merciless terror organizations,” the defense chief says.

— AP