Friday, February 14, 2020

US Warship Seizes Suspected Iranian Weapons In The Arabian Sea



Reuters: U.S. warship in Arabian Sea seizes suspected Iranian weapons

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. Navy warship seized weapons believed to be of Iranian “design and manufacture,” including 150 anti-tank guided missiles and three Iranian surface-to-air missiles, the American military said on Thursday.

In a statement, the military said the guided-missile cruiser Normandy boarded a dhow, a traditional sailing vessel, in the Arabian Sea on Sunday.

“The weapons seized include 150 ‘Dehlavieh’ anti-tank guided missiles (ATGM), which are Iranian-manufactured copies of Russian Kornet ATGMs,” the statement said.

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