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Weapons seized in Arabian Sea
JON GAMBRELL | Associated Press
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – The U.S. Navy announced Sunday it seized an arms shipment of thousands of assault weapons, machines guns and sniper rifles hidden aboard a ship in the Arabian Sea, apparently bound for Yemen to support the country s Houthi rebels.
An American defense official told The Associated Press that the Navy s initial investigation found the vessel came from Iran, again tying the Islamic Republic to arming the Houthis despite a United Nations arms embargo. Iran s mission to the U.N. did not immediately respond to a request for comment, though Tehran has denied in the past giving the rebels weapons.
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US Navy Seizes Shipment of Assault Weapons Likely Bound For Yemen in the Arabian Sea By Pablo Luna / Sunday, 09 May 2021 10:28PM
The United States Navy has interdicted a heavy shipment of assault weapons likely bound for Yemen in the Arabian Sea. US authorities suspected that the weapons originated from Iran and likely bound for Yemen where the civil war between Houthi rebels and government forces is still ongoing.
The weapon shipment was found by the guided-missile cruiser USS Monterey in what the authorities say is a stateless dhow. The US Navy had been scouring the Arabian Sea off Oman and Pakistan for a number of days before they found the ship laden with a heavy cache of weapons. According to the US Navy fleet based in Bahrain, the shipment has been seized and the crew of the offending ship released after feeding them.
US Navy confiscates weapons in Arabian Sea likely bound for Yemen
Dubai
The US Navy announced Sunday it seized an arms shipment of thousands of assault weapons, machines guns and sniper rifles hidden aboard a ship in the Arabian Sea, apparently bound for Yemen to support the country s Houthi rebels.
An American defence official told The Associated Press that the Navy s initial investigation found the vessel came from Iran, again tying the Islamic Republic to arming the Houthis despite a United Nations arms embargo.
Iran s mission to the UN did not immediately respond to a request for comment, though Tehran has denied in the past giving the rebels weapons.