From Bloomberg:
Many of the rockets Hezbollah is firing into Israel are made in Iran, demonstrating the Islamic republic’s success in copying Chinese and Russian technology to build its own weapons industry.
The Shiite Muslim group’s arsenal includes Iranian-built portable Katyusha rockets, Israeli Reserve Brigadier General Yossi Kuperwasser said. Hezbollah struck an Israeli ship on July 14 with an Iranian-made C802 Noor guided missile. The militia also has Iran’s Zelzal rocket, with a range of 120 miles, enough to reach Tel Aviv from south Lebanon, said Yaakov Amidror, a retired major general who ran Israel’s National Defense College.
The conflict, which began three weeks ago, provides the first test for Iranian-made weaponry, giving the country an opportunity to show it can retaliate if attacked. The fighting comes as Iran faces the threat of economic sanctions if it doesn’t accept United Nations Security Council trade incentives to stop its nuclear program by the end of this month. [Full Text]