US Intercept More Than 2,000 Assault Rifles Shipped from Iran
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Tuesday January 10, 2023 - 23:41:38 in Latest News by Horn Observer Contributor
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TAMPA, Fla. - On Jan. 6, U.S. Central Command forces intercepted a stateless dhow in the Gulf of Oman smuggling more than 2,000 AK-47 assault rifles while transiting international waters from Iran to Yemen.
The vessel was sailing on a route historically used to traffic weapons
to the Houthis in Yemen. A team from the USS Chinook patrol coastal ship
boarded the vessel with support from the Cyclone-class patrol ship USS
Monsoon and the guided-missile destroyer USS The Sullivans.
"The illegal flow of weapons through international waterways has a
destabilizing effect on the region,” said Gen. Michael "Erik” Kurilla,
CENTCOM commander.
"We are committed to the security and stability of the region and the
enforcement of international law,” Kurilla continued. "Alongside our
partner forces, CENTCOM will deter and interdict this kind of lethal
material into the region whether it comes by air, land, or sea.”
"This shipment is part of a continued pattern of destabilizing activity
from Iran,” said Vice Adm. Brad Cooper, commander of U.S. Naval Forces
Central Command, U.S. 5th Fleet, and Combined Maritime Forces. "These
threats have our attention. We remain vigilant in detecting any maritime
activity that threatens freedom or compromises regional security.”
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US Intercept More Than 2,000 Assault Rifles Shipped from Iran
TAMPA, Fla. - On Jan. 6, U.S. Central Command forces intercepted a stateless dhow in the Gulf of Oman smuggling more than 2,000 AK-47 assault rifles while transiting international waters from Iran to Yemen.