The US intercepted a shipment of more than 2,000 Iranian assault rifles destined for Yemen, according to a statement from the US military
The interception took place in international waters in the Gulf of Oman on Monday, US Central Command said. A team from the USS Chinook, a patrol coastal vessel, boarded the other ship along a route historically used to smuggle weapons from Iran to the Houthis in Yemen. A photo from the USS The Sullivans shows the 2,116 assault rifles covering the deck of the guided missile destroyer.
The war between the two factions has brutalized the country, leading to widespread poverty and famine, and tens of thousands of civilian casualties. Tensions between the US and Iran have increased in recent months due to the crackdowns on civil unrest throughout the country. Additional US sanctions on Iranian officials were announced just last week over their involvement in the production of drones being used by Russia in their war against Ukraine.
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