Syria has signed a pact for the storage of Iran’s nuclear weapons and missiles

The Damascus-Tehran strategic accord is meant to protect both countries from international pressure over their banned weapons programs. Syria commits to allow Iran to “safely store weapons, sensitive equipment or even hazardous materials on Syrian soil, should Iran need such help in time of crisis” – namely UN sanctions. In January, 2003, DEBKAfile revealed that Syria provided a similar clandestine storage service for Saddam Hussein’s WMD.

The pact obliges Syria to continue to supply the Iranian-sponsored Hizballah with weapons, ammunition and communications. Iran has been the Hizballah’s leading arms supplier, filling out the 15,000 missiles and rockets the Shiite terrorist group has deployed along the Lebanese-Israeli border.