By Stan Goodenough
Iranian megalomaniac Mahmoud Ahmadinejad flew to Syria at the top of a high-level delegation on a visit made necessary by the "extremely sensitive" regional situation, according to the official Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA).His trip came as war drums continued to sound throughout the Middle East, warning of a potential conflagration between Syria and Israel.IRNA quoted the head of the Syrian Foreign Ministry's Strategic Studies Center as saying Monday that "the 'extremely sensitive' regional status" made Ahmadinejad's visit to Damascus "quite necessary."Tehran is bracing for a US or possibly Israeli attack on its nuclear program, and is reported to have entered into a pact with Damascus whereby Syria would hit back at Israel in the event of such a strike.Analysts believe Ahmadinejad will want to, in the very least, create the impression of solidifying relations with Syria in the hope that this will help deter western intervention until it has passed the point of no return on its quest for nuclear weapons.Meanwhile the US ambassador to the United Nations said Wednesday there is clear evidence of weapons smuggling across the Syrian border to the Hizb'allah and other terrorist groups in Lebanon.Syria continues to deny the charges, despite testimony from UN personnel in Lebanon that these arms transfers are taking place.Israeli intelligence officials have reported that the Hizb'allah has rearmed itself to a level exceeding what it had before the war with Israel last year.

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