US seizes weapons shipment headed from Iran to Houthi-controlled areas in Yemen

US issues warning to Houthis after massive arsenal of weapons seized

US forces seized a massive arsenal of advanced conventional weapons and equipment bound for Houthi-controlled Yemen.

US seizes weapons shipment headed from Iran to Houthi-controlled areas in Yemen

U.S. forces seized an advanced weapons shipment from Iran headed to Houthi-controlled areas in Yemen, according to a U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) statement Thursday.   U.S. forces found more 200 packages of lethal weapons on a vessel intended to support the Houthis that have been firing missiles in the Red Sea and disrupting international shipments in…

U.S. Coast Guard seized Iranian weapons in Red Sea bound for Houthis in Yemen

Houthis Micaela Burrow Daily Caller News Foundation The U.S. Coast Guard intercepted a vessel packed with advanced Iranian-origin weapons likely intended to resupply the Houthi rebels in Yemen, seizing the weapons, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said in a statement Thursday. Sailors on the U.S. Coast Guard cutter USCGC Clarence Sutphin Jr. located and homed in on the smuggling vessel on Jan. 28, CENTCOM said. Once on board, the team discovered h…

US Coast Guard Seizes Shipment of Suspected Iranian Weapons Parts Believed to Be for Yemen’s Houthis

The U.S. Coast Guard recently intercepted a shipment of weapon components in the Arabian Sea that they believe were heading from Iran to Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen. The crew of the U.S. Coast Guard Sentinel-class fast-response cutter USCGC Clarence Sutphin Jr. (WPC 1147) conducted a boarding action against a suspicious vessel in the Arabian Sea on Jan. 28. The U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) first announced the maritime raid on Feb. 15. The…

Centcom says its forces seized Iranian arms shipment bound for Houthis on Jan. 28

U.S. Seized Hundreds of Houthi-Bound Illegal Weapons

Coast Guard personnel boarded a ship in the Arabian Sea they say originated from Iran.