U.S. Navy Seizes Suspected Iranian Weapons Cache In Arabian Sea
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(Worthy News) – The U.S. Navy says that it seized advanced weapons and weapon components believed to be of Iranian “design and manufacture” intended for Huthi rebels in Yemen.
The weapons cache, including more than 150 Dehlavieh anti-tank guided missiles and three Iranian surface-to-air missiles, were seized in the Arabian Sea aboard a stateless dhow sailing vessel during a maritime interdiction operation on February 9.
“Other weapons components seized aboard the dhow were of Iranian design and manufacture and included three Iranian surface-to-air missiles, Iranian thermal-imaging weapon scopes, and Iranian components for unmanned aerial and surface vessels” the February 13 statement said. [ Source: Radio Free Europe (Read More…) ]
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