French naval forces seize Iranian arms bound for Yemen


Issue 1163 - 09 Feb 2023 | 1 minute read

French naval forces seized more than 3,000 assault rifles, 578,000 rounds of ammunition and 23 advanced anti-tank guided missiles in the Gulf of Oman mid-January. The action was announced by US Central Command in February, which said it happened “along routes historically used to traffic weapons unlawfully from Iran to Yemen”.

Tagged with:

Pin Defence & security

Pin Iran

Want to read more?

Small article

£4

(Access to one GSN article)

Subscribe to Gulf States Newsletter

View subscription options

Don't have an account?

Register for access to our free content

An account also allows you to view selected free articles and set up news alerts.

Register

Join our community

Sign up for an account to gain:


View a selection of Free articles

Explore subscription options

Follow us on Google News