The US military said the boat was carrying more than a million weapons and was intercepted en route from Iran to Yemen.
The U.S. military says it has seized more than 50 tons of munitions — including more than 1 million rounds of ammunition, thousands of rocket fuses, and a large quantity of rocket launchers — in the Gulf of Oman.
In a statement on Saturday, the Fifth Fleet of the US Navy said that the “illegal cargo” was found on December 1 “during a flag verification” and was the second weapon seized in a month by sea from Iran to war-torn Yemen. .
“The direct or indirect supply, sale or transfer of weapons to the Houthis in Yemen violates UN Security Council Resolution 2216 and international law,” the US military said in a statement.
On November 8, the ships intercepted a fishing vessel carrying more than 70 tons of ammonium perchlorate, which is used to make rocket and missile fuel, as well as explosives, and 100 tons of urea fertilizer, which is used in agriculture but is perishable. also used in explosives.
US Vice Admiral Brad Cooper accused Iran of being the most recent sender.
“This massive ban shows that Iran continues to transfer lethal aid and undermine Iran’s morale,” he said in a statement.
On December 1, US forces in the Middle East intercepted a ship smuggling more than 50 tons of ammunition, fuses and rockets in the Gulf of Oman on its way from Iran to Yemen.
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The US and Saudi Arabia accuse Iran of supplying weapons to Yemen’s Houthi rebels, who seized the capital Sanaa in 2014.
Tehran has denied the charge; Iran has previously said it supports the Houthis politically but refuses to supply the group with weapons.
The war in Yemen, which has pitted the Houthis against a Saudi-led coalition, has killed thousands and pushed the impoverished country into starvation.
A United Nations ceasefire agreement that began in April significantly reduced the fighting. The deal ended in October, although the fight has yet to take place.
There was no immediate comment from Yemen’s Houthis or the Iranian government.
