The mideast has always been awash in the arms trade and repleat with arms traders. (In fact, culturally, in parts, you can "trade anything" with religious impunity). So it is always hard to pinpoint the source of the arms trade.
However, two respectible journalists think that linkages with Iran are now evident:
NATO officials say they have caught Iran red-handed, shipping heavy arms, C4 explosives and advanced roadside bombs to the Taliban for use against NATO forces, in what the officials say is a dramatic escalation of Iran's proxy war against the United States and Great Britain. - Ross/Isham, ABC News
Now, if this story evolves, watch to see how many Republican pundits jump up to say that "we" should do something, and how many suggest that the issue needs to form a dossier that gets submitted to Nato or a World Body, as part of a process for bringing accountability and political pressure.
Don't mistake. Even post Bush-43, the benefits of "diplomacy" are an afterthought for the GOPers, right up to the top of the chain.
Separately, the Navy wisely fights to keep heightened tensions from becoming backdrop to "an incident".
