US Seizes Iranian Weapons En Route to Yemen


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On June 28, the United States and partner forces interdicted a dhow allegedly carrying Iranian weapons to Yemen. According to U.S. Secretary of State Michael Pompeo, who described the seizure during a July 8 press conference, the vessel was interdicted off the Yemen coast carrying 200 RPGs, 21 surface-to-air and land-attack missiles, several antitank missiles, and other weapons. This marks the eighth reported interdiction of an Iranian vessel transporting weapons to Yemen. 

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Shaan Shaikh, "US Seizes Iranian Weapons En Route to Yemen," Missile Threat, Center for Strategic and International Studies, July 9, 2020, last modified July 9, 2020, https://missilethreat.csis.org/us-seizes-iranian-weapons-en-route-to-yemen/.