DEBKAfile: Iran did give Iraqi Shiite militia missiles, but only short-range Zelzal

Iran denied the Reuters report that it had supplied the Iraqi Shiite Khataib Hezballah militia with ballistic missiles with ranges of 200-700km.  The story was partially incorrect. DEBKAfile reports that in 2016 ,Tehran armed this militia with Zelzal-3 missiles whose range is no more than 200km –therefore not capable of hitting Tel Aviv.

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