Voice of America reports North Korean weapons of mass destruction and missile technologies have been supplied to the Lebanese Shiite militant group Hezbollah with the help of Iran.

VOA on Saturday quoted a Congressional Research Service report titled “Iran: U.S. Concerns and Policy Responses,” which stated Iran has strengthened its ties with Syria in order to support Hezbollah. The report said Syria serves as the transit point for North Korean-made weapons being delivered to the militant Shiite group.

The report also referenced a comment by Israel's former military intelligence chief Amos Yadlin in April 2006 and a report by the U.N International Atomic Energy Agency, saying there are concerns that Iran may be seeking to develop small nuclear warheads. It said North Korea supplied to Iran BM-25 missiles that are capable of carrying nuclear warheads.