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U.S. Navy Intercepts 2,000 Assault Rifles Headed from Iran to Yemen


(NBC News) Courtney Kube - The U.S. Navy seized more than 2,000 assault rifles bound for Iranian-backed rebels in Yemen from a fishing boat Friday in the Gulf of Oman, U.S. Central Command said. "This shipment is part of a continued pattern of destabilizing activity from Iran," said Vice Adm. Brad Cooper. On Dec. 1, the U.S. seized more than 50 tons of ammunition, fuses and rocket propellant from a fishing vessel in the Gulf of Oman. A month earlier, the Navy intercepted an enormous Iranian shipment of explosive materials headed to Yemen.
2023-01-12 00:00:00
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