Where did Iran get drones to kill American troops? From ISRAEL.

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Conal Urquhart in Tel Aviv
Mon 13 Jun 2005 01.01 CEST

The United States has imposed sanctions on Israel after a dispute over Israel's sale of drones - unmanned aerial vehicles - to China, according to news reports.

The US has suspended co-operation on several development projects and frozen delivery of night-vision equipment.

It is the second time that the US has had a serious quarrel with Israel over arms sales. In 2000, Israel was forced to suspend the sale of radar equipment to China at the insistence of the US. Israel was then obliged to pay millions of pounds in compensation for breach of contract.

Israel receives at least £1.5bn in grants annually from the US government as well as around £1bn from individuals and the sale of government bonds. Most of its military equipment is American-made or incorporates American technology.

US subsidies and joint ventures have given Israeli arms companies the opportunity to grow and sell arms and technology all over the world. Israel is believed to be the 10th biggest arms trader in the world.


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Authorities in Herat found a 10-ton cache of weapons marked with Chinese, Russian, and Persian (Pajhwak Afghan News) September 14, 2007 (RFE/RL) --

U.S. Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte says Washington has complained to Beijing about Chinese weapons shipments to Iran that appear to be turning up in the hands of Taliban fighters in Afghanistan.

Negroponte confirmed the U.S. concerns over China's weapons deals with Tehran after a 10-ton weapons cache was discovered in the western Afghan province of Herat.