Ankara distanced itself further from the West by signing a pact with Theran for the exchange of intelligence in real time in their offensives against Kurdish separatists. DEBKAfile's intelligence sources report that such exchanges are bound to spread to other spheres. Furthermore, Sunday, Aug. 1, defense minister Ehud Barak warned, "… the nomination of a new chief of the Turkish secret services who is a supporter of Iran worries us. It could result in the Iranians having access to secret information." By admitting Iran can obtain nuclear and missile technologies, parliament speaker Ali Larijani July 31 came nearer than another other Iranian official to admitting his country is close to a nuclear weapon, DEBKAfile's military sources report. He indicated that more pressure would tip Iran over into weapons production. Tehran was now responsible for championing the Palestinians, he said, leaving the Lebanese anti-Israel front to Hizballah. Israeli bombers struck Palestinian targets in Gaza city, Deir el Balach in the east and Rafah in the south Friday night, July 30 - in the wake of a Palestinian Iranian-made Grad missile which damaged a high-rise apartment building in Ashkelon, leaving 17 people in shock. One senior Hamas officer was killed and 8 injured in the raid of an Iran-funded command center set up after Hamas called up all men aged 18 to 25 for its new Palestinian Popular Army.
DEBKAfile Special Report
Tehran is putting three jailed American hikers on trial.
Sunday, 1 August 2010
DEBKAfile Exclusive Report August 1, 2010, 8:39 PM (GMT+02:00)
Turkish intelligence chief Dr. Hakan Fidan, a fan of Iran
Tehran admits access to nuclear, missile technology, will try three US hikers
August 1, 2010, 11:17 AM (GMT+02:00)
Iran's Speaker of Parliament Ali Larijani
DEBKAfile Exclusive Report
July 31, 2010, 9:37 AM (GMT+02:00)
Hamas new military command center bombed
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