Navy: Over 1,000 Weapons From Iran Likely Bound for Yemen Seized
Navy: Over 1,000 Weapons From Iran Likely Bound for Yemen Seized
By The Associated Press, reported by NBC News
The U.S. Navy says it has seized a weapons shipment in the Arabian Sea from Iran likely heading to war-torn Yemen
A cache of weapons is assembled on the deck of the guided-missile destroyer USS Gravely (DDG 107). The weapons were seized from a stateless dhow which was intercepted by the coastal patrol ship USS Sirocco (PC 6) on March 28, 2016. U.S. Navy
The Navy said in a statement Monday that the USS Sirocco on March 28 intercepted and seized the shipment of weapons hidden aboard a small dhow, a type of ship commonly used in the Persian Gulf and Indian Ocean.
The Navy said the shipment included 1,500 Kalashnikov assault rifles, 200 rocket-propelled grenade launchers and 21 .50-caliber machine guns. It said those aboard the dhow were released after sailors confiscated the arms.
A Saudi-led, U.S.-backed coalition is fighting in Yemen against Shiite rebels and their allies there. Officials have linked similar weapons seizures to Iran and the Shiite rebels, though the rebels deny receiving support from the Islamic Republic.
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I remember seeing the phrase "Follow the money" many times. So make a deal with Iran, release billions of dollars to them and then follow the money. In this case it went into the purchase of a huge supply of armaments being forwarded to terrorist rebels in Yemen. Another time it will be to build or purchase and send more sophisticated missiles to Hezbollah and more weapons and missiles to Hamas, all to be used to carry out Iran's greatest desire, to demolish and wipe Israel off the face ot the Earth.
Follow the money.
Obama supporters don't care.
TRUMP TRUMP TRUMP has nothing to do with this article.