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French naval forces seize Iran arms shipment headed to Yemen
Assault rifles and missiles seized by the French navy lay on the deck of a ship at an undisclosed location Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023.
FRENCH naval forces seized thousands of assault rifles, machine guns and anti-tank missiles last month in the Gulf of Oman coming from Iran.
The French officials said on Thursday that the arms were heading to Yemen’s Houthi rebels.
While Iran denied being involved, images of the weapons released by the United States military’s Central Command showed them to be similar to others captured by US forces in other shipments tied to Tehran.
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