CBNNews.com - ATHENS, Greece - Greek authorities have been holding a ship that was en route to Iran for nearly eight weeks, the Elefterotipia, a Greek newspaper, reported.

According to the paper, the Susana, which left Slovenia in November, was headed for Bandar Abbas in Iran.

Greek authorities detained the vessel after receiving intelligence reports from UN agencies that it was carrying illegal cargo, specifically 80 tons of CK22 steel, used to manufacture warheads and fuel pods for ballistic missiles.

The cargo was slated for delivery to an Iranian firm named in UN Security Council sanctions for manufacturing parts for the Islamic Republic's ballistic missiles.

Source: Haaretz