NEW: US seizes 2,116 AK-47s from a #Iran|ian fishing boat on its way to #Yemen in the #GulfofOman
Per @US5thFleet, the boat, intercepted back on January 6, was crewed by 6 Yemeni nationals & was on a route traditionally used to smuggle supplies to the #Houthis
Per @US5thFleet, the boat, intercepted back on January 6, was crewed by 6 Yemeni nationals & was on a route traditionally used to smuggle supplies to the #Houthis
Per US, the shipment of the AK-47s violates @UN Security Council resolution 2216 & also int'l law
The boat & the crew, minus the weapons, will be repatriated
The boat & the crew, minus the weapons, will be repatriated
“These threats have our attention" per @US5thFleet Cmdr VADM Brad Cooper
"This shipment is part of a continued pattern of destabilizing activity from #Iran”
"This shipment is part of a continued pattern of destabilizing activity from #Iran”
Per @US5thFleet, the January 6 intercept of the fishing boat is the 3rd such intercept in the Gulf of Oman inthe past 2 months
+50 tons of ammo, fuses & propellants seized on Dec 1, 2022
+70 tons of ammonium perchlorate, used in rocket fuel seized Nov 8, 2022
+50 tons of ammo, fuses & propellants seized on Dec 1, 2022
+70 tons of ammonium perchlorate, used in rocket fuel seized Nov 8, 2022
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