Posted on 04/05/2016 6:14:26 AM PDT by rktman
MANAMA, Bahrain The U.S. has seized an illicit shipment of arms, including machine guns and rocket-propelled grenade launchers, that officials said originated in Iran and were intended for Houthi rebels in Yemen.
It was the third seizure of weapons by international naval forces in the Arabian Sea in a month, U.S. 5th Fleet said in a statement. In all three instances, the weapons were assessed by U.S. officials to have originated in Iran.
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Thank Obama for giving Iran the money to finance the war in Yemen and Syria.
I’ve wondered what type of Mohammedan is Obama. Kenya & Indonesia Muzzies are predominantly Sunni boy rapers, although Barry certainly favors the Iran Shia goat humpers. No question he’s 100% anti-America hater.
Exactly. President Obama started telling Iran that he was friend of hte Regime before his election in 2008.
The dhow and its crew were allowed to depart once the weapons were seized. The weapons were in U.S. custody, Stephens said.
WHY?? Maybe we weren’t supposed to stop them in the first place.
Watch for the Captain of our ship to be quietly retired for pulling over the wrong ship./
Or charged with high seas piracy by the u.n.
That is where the 100 billion went that Obama gave Iran. He is funding islamic terrorism with our tax dollars.
As his second term draws to a close, I suspect he's going to get more bold and daring in doing whatever he can to help his cause. I bet he's trying to figure out how he can give Iran control of our nuclear arsenal.
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