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    Leland Vittert reports from Jerusalem

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Behind let's moved overseas news now with this Fox News exclusive.

Iran apparently attempting to fly under the radar as world media focused on the conflict between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip.

In the last ten days of fox is learning that a racquet is once again.

Allowing Iran to use their airspace to -- Syria's president in his fight.

Against the rebels there and -- -- has been on this story now he joins us live from Jerusalem -- -- what do we now here.

Mark -- it's no secret that Iran wants to keep president Bashar Assad in power there in Syria but they are becoming.

Increasingly sneaky about how they are getting him weapons ammunition other things to continue the fight against his own people western intelligence sources confirm.

This video shows cargo planes they have only -- from Iran.

Inside Syria flown via a -- -- space news is despite.

Very intense US pressure to stop.

Those flights they land they off load in the people you are watching our sources tell us are Ron revolutionary guard corps members.

Helping the Syrian regime -- According to our sources the revolutionary guard is used all the media attention it's happening in Gaza.

Meaning that no one's really been talking about Syria -- for two weeks.

To increase these quite significantly.

And continue to supply president aside because they say he's running out of the ammunition especially artillery shells for being able to hit.

Syrian cities but we've also learned is that this is not turning into a little bit of a game.

Of cat and mouse think is the Rockies and it is US pressure are inspecting those planes except they're inspecting them when they fly from Syria to Iran empty.

Rather than from Iran to Syria when they have all those weapons on board wound -- Very interesting so what does Iran get out of this I mean why did they want to make sure that they can resupply.

The Bashar Assad regime.

A couple things of bonds' playing for time here the longer this Syrian civil war goes on the last world attention.

It's focused on the Iranian nuclear program that's number one.

Number to present his -- supports Hezbollah that's a key a rainy and supply route and proxy going on there.

In the last thing uses a -- wants to continue this sphere of influence around the Mediterranean where they have a deep water port.

We're also hearing right now that Hamas and Islamic Jihad here in the Gaza Strip.

Are now asking Iran to -- them with weapons specifically the rockets and other things were destroyed during that eight day Israeli bombing campaigns -- now.

The Iranian regime is gonna try to figure out what smuggling route they can use for -- back.

To get those weapons into Gaza -- -- Well it's clear that the more unrest in that area.

The more cover it provides for Iran and it benefits and in many ways Leland thank you very much -- --

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