U.S. Announces Seizure Of Iranian Weapons It Says Were En Route To Yemen
October 30, 2020 06:36 GMT
By RFE/RL
The United States says it has seized a variety of missiles that the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps' (IRGC) Quds Force shipped to Yemen and announced the sale of Iranian oil it seized in August before it reached Venezuela, saying the proceeds will benefit victims of terrorism.
The U.S. Justice Department announced the actions on October 29, saying the missiles were seized after two U.S. warships interdicted two "flagless vessels" in separate routine security operations in November 2019 and February 2020 in the Arabian Sea.
"Aboard both of the vessels were large stocks of weapons, including 171 guided anti-tank missiles, eight surface-to-air missiles, and various other missile components," the department said in a news release. "Subsequent investigation revealed the ships' cargo to be of Iranian manufacture and consistent with known Iranian weapon systems."
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