PREVENTING IRANIAN ARMS TRANSFER: JORDAN

S E C R E T AMMAN 002457 SIPDIS NOFORN SIPDIS FOR NEA AND ISN/CATR E.O. 12958: DECL: 06/07/2017 TAGS: PREL PARM MOPS ETTC JO SUBJECT: PREVENTING IRANIAN ARMS TRANSFER: JORDAN REF: A. STATE 77808 ¶B. 06 AMMAN 5492 Classified By: Ambassador David Hale for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d) ¶1. (C) Poloff delivered ref A points on June 7 to Muheeb Nimrat, a senior official in the Foreign Minister's private office. Nimrat commented that it was unlikely that Iran would attempt to transfer weapons to Syria via Jordan but appreciated the warning nonetheless. Nimrat undertook to pass our concerns directly to Foreign Minister Khatib, and to share them with the Jordanian Armed forces, Ministry of Transportation, and with Jordanian Customs. ¶2. (S/NF) Post's SIMO office will also share ref A points with Jordan's General Intelligence Directorate. Hale