UAE Seizes North Korean Weapons Shipment to Iran

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UAE Seizes North Korean Weapons Shipment to Iran
By Bill Varner Aug. 28 (Bloomberg) EXCERPT:

The United Arab Emirates has seized a ship carrying North Korean-manufactured munitions, detonators, explosives and rocket-propelled grenades bound for Iran in violation of United Nations sanctions, diplomats said.
The UAE two weeks ago notified the UN Security Council of the seizure, according to the diplomats, who spoke on condition they aren’t named because the communication hasn’t been made public. They said the ship, owned by an Australian subsidiary of a French company and sailing under a Bahamian flag, was carrying 10 containers of arms disguised as oil equipment.
The council committee that monitors enforcement of UN sanctions against North Korea wrote letters to Iran and the government in Pyongyang asking for explanations of the violation, and one to the UAE expressing appreciation for the cooperation, the envoys said. No response has been received and the UAE has unloaded the cargo, they said.
The UAE and Iranian missions to the UN didn’t immediately respond to requests for comment. The Financial Times reported the weapons seizure earlier today.
The Security Council voted on June 12 to adopt a resolution that punishes North Korea for its recent nuclear-bomb test and missile launches through cargo inspections and enforcement of restrictions on financial transactions. The measure calls for the interdiction at seaports, airports or in international waters of any cargo suspected of containing arms or nuclear or missile-related materials going to or from North Korea.

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Some of you scoffed at the (very accurate) phrase "Axis of Evil"
 

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The reason I think the axis of evil rethoric was stupid, is that it is contraproductive in negotiations. That does not mean I think I think the NK and Iranian governments are doing fine.

In NK, force and propaganda are used by the government to prop up itself and to crush voice of dissent with the boot of authority.
In Iran, a group of religious fundamentalists control the country through religion and the fact that they have a supreme legal postion granted by the Iranian constitution.

That's about as far from 'good' as you can get. Especially in the case of NK.
It's just that for the sake of not causing international armed conflict, the sabre rattling should be kept at a minimum.
As for this incident, I am wondering why Iran needs NK weapons. Don't they manufacture their own?
 

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