New report says sophisticated U.S. military equipment for sale in Tehran bazaar (2014)
So, this started under Obama?
"Looking for the latest U.S. military equipment but can't find anybody to sell it to you here in the United States? Then head over to Tehran and check out "Iran's one-stop shop for U.S. Army gear ."
That's according to Lebanon's Daily Star newspaper, a highly credible Middle Eastern publication. The story was researched and written by reporter Kristen Dailey.
Most of the shop's customers for especially sensitive arms from the U.S. are members of the Iranian military, according to its owners.
"Credit" goes to corruption that so pervades Afghanistan , according to the Daily Star:
"Every type of equipment the U.S. military has at its disposal is on sale at the Gomrok bazaar in south Tehran’s Razi Square, the merchants say, and The Daily Star has found evidence that they could be telling the truth.
"'We can get anything that the U.S. Army has now from a supplier in Afghanistan within two weeks,' one trader said."
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