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Karl Lee helped Iran build missiles. Where is he?
IRANIAN MISSILES are lodged in the centre of Middle Eastern conflict today. In April Iran conducted the largest-ever missile barrage, firing more than 300 drones and rockets at Israel. Hamas in Gaza and Hizbullah in Lebanon have fired them at Israel; the Houthis in Yemen have fired them at ships in the Red Sea. Iran-backed militias in Syria and Iraq have used them to target American troops. How did Iran become a missile superpower?
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This article appeared in the Culture section of the print edition under the headline “Rocket man”
Culture September 21st 2024
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