US special forces seize weapons from ship bound of Yemen
Meanwhile, Iraq recalls ambassador from Tehran after Iranian air strikes on Erbil
This undated photograph released by the US military's Central Command shows what it is described as the vessel that carried Iranian-made missile components bound for Yemen's Houthi in the Arabian Sea
US Navy Seals special forces troops seized allegedly Iranian-made missile parts and other weaponry from a ship bound for Yemen in a raid last week that left two commandos missing, the US military said today.
Meanwhile, another ship came under fire in the Red Sea and sustained some damage, though no-one was wounded, officials said. The forces of Yemen’s Houthi-led government were suspected of carrying out the attack.
In a separate development, Iraq said it had recalled its ambassador from Tehran for consultations about Iranian air strikes on northern Iraq.
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