The US Navy seized over 2,000 rifles from a wooden sailboat traveling to Yemen, claiming the weapons were sent by Iran

Jan 11 2023 by Business Insider

 
The US Navy claimed that a wooden sailboat near the Gulf of Oman was carrying rifles meant for Yemen's Houthi rebels.

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The US Navy said Tuesday it had seized 2,116 "AK-47 assault rifles" from a sailboat near the Gulf of Oman. A US admiral accused Iran of trying to send the weapons to Yemen's Houthi rebels. The Houthis seized Yemen's capital in 2014, forcing out the country's Saudi-backed government.

A modest wooden sailboat with six crew members was hiding more than 2,000 assault rifles...

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