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Intel reveals Iran's payback for supporting Assad regime
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Leland Vittert reports from Jerusalem
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- Date Dec 20, 2012
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-- -- In the meantime there are new concerns about Iran's involvement.
In Syria's civil war leaders in Tehran have been accused of shipping weapons to -- -- -- regime.
In a Fox News exclusive we are now on covering intelligence.
On what Iran may be receiving in exchange.
For what they are sending apparently to Syria.
We're -- better joins me now he's lives.
This morning -- -- Good morning Martha -- Ron is now -- and very sophisticated.
Russian made air defense systems in this totally changes this strategic map here in the Middle East not only between Iran and Israel.
But also -- in the United States because military planners now have to totally -- any plans to attack.
Iran's nuclear facilities in these air defense systems that Iran is getting.
Our sophisticated enough to make an attack very difficult.
Signed by Russia to protect -- cities military bases and ICBM facilities.
The S 300 is among the most sophisticated anti aircraft systems in the world.
Russia sold systems to Syria largely to protect president Asad regime from attacked either by NATO or Israel.
Now with Syria falling into the chaos and civil war and the desperate for.
And -- and equipment for more than a year now Fox News exposed the name Dan Stein resupply of Syria's military -- moment.
Using commercial airliners and unregistered cargo planes seen here off loading -- Syria's military airports.
Now western intelligence sources confirm the planes are flying back to -- Roland.
Loaded with the S 300 missile system which -- -- tried to buy from Russia but wise did nine.
The S 300 would vastly upgraded capability of Iran's air defense systems which are currently vulnerable to Israeli.
Or American counter measures current plans to attack Iran's nuclear facilities don't include.
This significant protection provided by ES 300.
Israel and the United States -- Russia heavily not to sell these weapons to the Iranians.
The Russians said they would not it's unclear now what the Russians are gonna do -- they figured out that Syria saying these two Iran.
And of course now here in Israel and also in the United States he's military planners after -- work all their plans based on a capability.
That Iran will now have clearly a game changer here are yep boy that's a huge and disturbing development.
Leland thank you very much -- record -- ask us the next your.