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(58,724 posts)Pretty much every weapon in the Hamas arsenal has been provided them by Iran.
Iranian officials say they have armed Hamas for fight with Israel
Iran is prepared to support the Palestinian resistance with weapons and technology transfers, Jafari said, and makes no distinction between Shiite and Sunni factions of the embattled populations under Israeli blockade.
"The Zionist regime [of Israel] will collapse soon as a result of the unity among Shia and Sunni Muslims and we are ready for that day," Jafari said.
Mohsen Rezaei, another former guard commander who is now a senior advisor to supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said Tehran had already provided Hamas with missile-building technology being used in fighting against Israel Defense Forces in the Gaza Strip.
http://www.latimes.com/world/middleeast/la-fg-israel-gaza-hamas-iran-20140804-story.html