{"id":1802232,"date":"2023-01-11T10:19:53","date_gmt":"2023-01-11T15:19:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1802232"},"modified":"2023-01-11T10:22:39","modified_gmt":"2023-01-11T15:22:39","slug":"u-s-navy-halts-iranian-smuggling-vessel-seizes-over-2000-assault-rifles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-navy-halts-iranian-smuggling-vessel-seizes-over-2000-assault-rifles\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Navy Halts Iranian Smuggling Vessel, Seizes Over 2,000 Assault Rifles"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fu-s-navy-halts-iranian-smuggling-vessel-seizes-over-2000-assault-rifles%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1802232&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->\n<p class=\"speakable\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/military\/navy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The U.S. Navy<\/a> After securing a vessel suspected of being smuggling from Iran to Yemen, more than 2,000 assault rifles were seized by the Navy Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">The USS Chinook, supported by the USS Monsoon &#038; USS The Sullivans, deployed a boarding crew to the vessel in Gulf of Oman on Jan. 6. The team discovered a crew of Yemeni nationals. According to a Navy statement the U.S. took 2,116 assault rifles, and is now working to repatriate the ship and its crew.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This shipment is part of a continued pattern of destabilizing activity from Iran,&#8221; Commander of U.S. Naval Forces Central Command and U.S. 5th Fleet, as well as Combined Maritime Forces. &#8220;These threats have our attention. We remain vigilant in detecting any maritime activity that impedes freedom of navigation or compromises regional security.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Yemeni-crewed fishing ship was the third vessel that was found to be smuggling deadly aid from Iran to Houthi rebels. U.S. forces also took more than 50 tons worth of ammunition rounds, propellants and fuses on December 1. USS The Sullivans and USS Hurricane intercepted more that 70 tons of chemical compounds used in rocket propellants and explosives.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/world\/un-watchdog-access-to-key-iranian-data-lacking-since-feb-23\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>UN WATCHDOG, ACCESS TO IRANIAN KEY DATA LACKING STARTING FEB 23<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 767px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/640\/320\/smuggle-iran.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"An Iranian smuggling vessel halted by U.S. Navy forces.\"   style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>\n U.S. Navy forces stop an Iranian smuggler vessel\n      <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 767px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/640\/320\/close-gun.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"The U.S. Navy confiscated 2,000 assault rifles being smuggled out of Iran to Yemen.\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>\n The U.S. Navy seized 2,000 assault rifles smuggled out from Iran to Yemen.<br \/>\n      <span class=\"copyright\">(NAVCENT Public Relations)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The U.S. Navy regularly patrols the Gulf of Oman&#8217;s main smuggling routes. Iranian vessels that are smuggling weapons into Yemen must travel east through this gulf, before they can reach Yemen.<\/p>\n<p>International law and U.N. Security Council prohibit direct or indirect supply of, sale or transfer weapons to Houthi rebels.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/pompeo-says-biden-iran-talks-squandered-middle-east-stability\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>POMPEO SAYS PODEN&#8217;S IRAN TALKS \u2018SQUANDERED\u2019 MIDDLE EST STABILITY: \u2018PUTTING US ALL AT RISK\u2019<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>There are many interactions between the U.S. Navy and Iranian vessels in this area. Three <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/world\/the-largest-ship-in-the-iranian-navy-has-caught-fire-and-sank-in-the-gulf-of-oman-under-unclear-circumstances\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy<\/u><\/a> vessels (IRGCN), faced a U.S. convoy near the Strait of Hormuz on June 20, 2022. One of them closed within 50 yards of USS Sirocco.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;One of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/world\/conflicts\/iran\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>IRGCN vessels<\/u><\/a> approached Sirocco head-on at a dangerously high speed and only altered course after the U.S. patrol coastal ship issued audible warning signals to avoid collision. The Iranian vessel also came within 50 yards of the U.S. Navy ship during the interaction, and Sirocco responded by deploying a warning flare,&#8221; The incident was reported by the U.S. Navy.<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 767px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/640\/320\/halt-iran.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"U.S. Navy servicemen transfer 2,000 assault rifles confiscated from an Iranian smuggling vessel.\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>\n U.S. Navy personnel transfer 2000 assault rifles taken from an Iranian smuggling ship.<br \/>\n      <span class=\"copyright\">(NAVCENT Public Relations)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 767px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/640\/320\/assault-rifles.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"2,000 assault rifles confiscated by the U.S. Navy from Iranian smugglers.\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>\n 2 000 assault rifles were confiscated from Iranian smugglers by the U.S. Navy<br \/>\n      <span class=\"copyright\">(NAVCENT Public Relations)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/apps-products?pid=AppArticleLink\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>CLICK HERE TO GET FOX NEWS APP<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/u-s-warships-fire-warning-shots-at-iranian-gunboats-in-the-strait-of-hormuz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>Warships of the United States fired warning shots<\/u><\/a> During a similar encounter in May 2021, at Iranian boats<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-bio\">\n<p>Anders Hagstrom, a Fox News Digital journalist covering national politics and major news events is with Fox News Digital. Send tips to Anders.Hagstrom@Fox.com, or on Twitter: @Hagstrom_Anders.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The U.S. Navy After securing a vessel suspected of being smuggling from Iran to Yemen, more than 2,000 assault rifles were seized by the Navy Tuesday. The USS Chinook, supported by the USS Monsoon &#038; USS The Sullivans, deployed a boarding crew to the vessel in Gulf of Oman on Jan. 6. 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