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French special forces recently intercepted a shipment of Iranian-supplied weapons and ammunition destined for the Tehran-backed Houthi militia in Yemen.

Axar.az reports that the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing officials familiar with the operation.

On January 15, a French warship stopped a suspicious vessel off the Yemeni coast and a French team boarded the ship, discovering over 3,000 assault rifles, 20 anti-tank missiles, and half a million rounds of ammunition, the report said.

The operation was coordinated with the US military and is “the outgrowth of a more proactive French role in challenging weapons smuggling in the Middle East,” it said.

“Over the past two months alone, we and our partners have prevented more than 5,000 weapons and 1.6 million rounds of ammunition from reaching Yemen,” the WSJ quoted Commander Tim Hawkins, a spokesman for the US Fifth Fleet, as saying.

Despite an unofficial ceasefire, these weapon seizures suggest that Iran is still providing firepower to the Houthis.

The US and its allies have accused Iran of supplying the Houthis with missiles, drones and other weapons used in attacks on Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Yemeni forces trying to defeat the Iran-backed militants.

Iran openly supports the Houthis politically, but denies any weapon transfers in violation of UN resolutions.

Date
2023.02.01 / 19:31
Author
Axar.az
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