The Obama administration has called in the ranking Syrian diplomat in Washington to voice their concerns over accusations made that Syria is transferring arms to Hezbollah. Syria has been accused by Israeli president Shimon Peres of sending long-range Scud missiles to members of Hezbollah, a radical Islam group, in Lebanon. While Syria has denied the accusation, the US State Department has stated that they met with the senior diplomat, Zouheir Jabbour, to “review Syria’s provocative behavior concerning the potential transfer of arms to Hezbollah.” While long-range missiles in Lebanon don't pose an immediate threat to the United States, they have the ability to strike Israeli cities and the United States believes that this transfer would "have a destabilizing effect on the region, and would pose an immediate threat to both the security of Israel and the sovereignty of Lebanon.”
Submitted by: Mary Naset
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