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U.S. Navy Seizes 1400 Assault Rifles During Illicit Weapons Interdiction in Yemen by Iran
Illegal Iranian Flow of Weapons to Yemen
Ned Price, Department Spokesperson
On December 20, the United States Navy 5th Fleet seized upwards of 1,400 AK-47 assault rifles and 226,600 rounds of ammunition from a vessel originating from Iran. This ship was on a route historically used to illegally smuggle weapons to the Houthis in Yemen. The smuggling of arms from Iran to...
