US Ally Egypt Caught Sneaking $23 Million Weapons Purchase From North Korea

US Ally Egypt Caught Sneaking $23 Million Weapons Purchase From North Korea
Pictures of the Jie Shun included in a February United Nations report reveal how it attempted to hide its cargo under iron ore. United Nations Security Council
Matthew Little
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Egypt’s effort to sneak in over $20 million worth of North Korean military hardware in violation of United Nations Security Council-backed sanctions has strained relations with one of its most crucial allies—the United States.

A United Nations report from late February describes in detail the shipment of rocket-propelled grenades that has spurred an international incident but the report leaves out a crucial fact now uncovered by The Washington Post.
Matthew Little
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Matthew Little is a senior editor with Epoch Health.
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