Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi. YNet News/Reuters
Iran Says Allowed To Build Overseas Arms Facilities -- YNet News
Tehran halfheartedly admits to backing weapons factory in Sudan; FM Salehi says 'If Israel was ready to strike Iran it would have done so by now'.
Iran halfheartedly admitted that it had established the Sudanese weapons factory that was destroyed in an air raid last week, defiantly stating that it has the right to build arms facilities overseas.
In a Sunday interview with Qatari newspaper Al-Waten, Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi was asked about the the Iranian link to Sudanese military complex that was allegedly bombed by Israel.
"Let us assume Iran founded a weapons factory in Sudan; is it forbidden? It is international trades between our countries, governments purchase arms for other countries – it's natural," he said.
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My Comment: A strange comment to make .... especially from someone like Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi. But while there is speculation that Sudan did permit Iran to run a munitions factory in their country, there is no question that within the Sudanese government itself, there is strong disagreement on maintaining military relations with Iran.
