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Associated Press Weapons the U.S. Navy described as coming from a hidden arms shipment aboard a stateless dhow are seen aboard the guided-missile cruiser USS Monterey on Saturday. Previous Next Monday, May 10, 2021 1:00 am Weapons seized in Arabian Sea JON GAMBRELL | Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – The U.S. Navy announced Sunday it seized an arms shipment of thousands of assault weapons, machines guns and sniper rifles hidden aboard a ship in the Arabian Sea, apparently bound for Yemen to support the country's Houthi rebels. An American defense officia...

US Navy Seizes Shipment of Assault Weapons Likely Bound For Yemen in the Arabian Sea By Pablo Luna   /   Sunday, 09 May 2021 10:28PM The United States Navy has interdicted a heavy shipment of assault weapons likely bound for Yemen in the Arabian Sea. US authorities suspected that the weapons originated from Iran and likely bound for Yemen where the civil war between Houthi rebels and government forces is still ongoing. The weapon shipment was found by the guided-missile cruiser USS Monterey in what the authorities say is a stateless dhow. The US Navy had been sco...

US Navy confiscates weapons in Arabian Sea likely bound for Yemen Dubai The US Navy announced Sunday it seized an arms shipment of thousands of assault weapons, machines guns and sniper rifles hidden aboard a ship in the Arabian Sea, apparently bound for Yemen to support the country's Houthi rebels. An American defence official told The Associated Press that the Navy's initial investigation found the vessel came from Iran, again tying the Islamic Republic to arming the Houthis despite a United Nations arms embargo. Iran's mission to the UN did not immediately respond to a request for comment...

DUBAI: The US Navy announced on Sunday it had seized an arms shipment of thousands of assault weapons, machineguns and sniper rifles hidden aboard a ship in the Arabian Sea, apparently bound for Yemen to support the country’s Houthi rebels. The seizure, one of several amid the years-long war in Yemen, comes as the US and others try to end a conflict that spawned one of the world’s worst humanitarian disasters. The arms shipment, described as sizeable, shows that the war may still have far to run. The guided-missile cruiser USS Monterey discovered the weapons aboard what the Navy describ...

© Getty Images U.S. Navy officials said Sunday that thousands of weapons including sniper rifles, assault weapons and other guns were seized onboard a ship that was likely bound for an illicit delivery to Yemen's Houthi rebels. Navy officials confirmed the seizure of a vessel in the Arabian Sea in a press release Saturday, describing it as a dhow or traditional regional sailing ship. The operation reportedly took place on Thursday. Those onboard were reportedly allowed to depart after the cargo was seized. They were also provided with food and water by Navy sailors. ADVERTISEMENT “After al...