Wednesday, December 8, 2021

US Justice Department Announces 'Largest-Ever' Forfeiture Of Iranian Weapons And Oil Seized In US Navy Raids

The US seized 150 'Dehlavieh' anti-tank guided missiles. Photo: US Justice Department of Justice  

The National: US seizes Iranian weapons and oil worth millions in Arabian Gulf 

* Navy thwarted two attempts to smuggle arms to Houthis and also impounded fuel shipment destined for Venezuela 

The US government has won court cases related to the seizure of two large shipments of Iranian arms destined for Houthi rebels in Yemen, the Justice Department said on Tuesday. 

It has also sold more than $20 million worth of oil that Iran covertly shipped abroad in defiance of US sanctions. 

The Justice Department said the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) was behind the weapons shipments headed for Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen. The seized arms comprised 171 guided anti-tank missiles, eight surface-to-air missiles, land-attack and anti-ship cruise missile components, thermal weapons optics and other missile and unmanned aerial vehicle parts.  

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US Justice Department Announces 'Largest-Ever' Forfeiture Of Iranian Weapons And Oil Seized In US Navy Raids  

US announces 'largest-ever' forfeiture of Iranian missiles, oil seized in US Navy raids -- Jerusalem Post 

US reveals its largest-ever grab of weapons shipment by Iran’s Guards -- The Times Of Israel 

DOJ forfeits largest-ever weapons cache seized from Iranian vessels -- FOX News 

DOJ Announces US Navy Seized Iranian Terrorist Arms Shipments Bound for Militants in Yemen -- Newsweek  

US sells Iranian crude seized on the high seas -- RT  

US Claims It’s Thwarted Multiple Iranian Attempts to Smuggle Weapons, Oil to Yemen, Venezuela -- Sputnik

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