U.S. Clear Evidence of Arms Smuggling

The United States said there was clear evidence of arms smuggling across the Syrian border to terrorist groups in Lebanon, and accused Iran and Syria of playing a negative role in the country. The U. S. Ambassador to the United Nations, made the accusation after a closed Security Council meeting to discuss progress on a U.N. resolution that ended last summer's war between Israel and Hezbollah guerrillas backed by Syria and Iran. That resolution banned weapon transfers to Hezbollah. Syria's U.N. Ambassador dismissed the allegations.