U.S. Seizes Boat Allegedly Carrying Iranian Missiles to Yemen
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The U.S. Navy boarded a boat in the Persian Gulf region and seized antitank missiles and three surface-to-air missiles it said were of Iranian origin and destined for rebel fighters in Yemen.
Sailors from the USS Normandy boarded the boat -- a traditional dhow -- on Feb. 9 and seized “150 ‘Dehlavieh’ anti-tank guided missiles, which are Iranian-manufactured copies of Russian” missiles, according to a statement Thursday from U.S. Central Command.