Yemen intercepts the record number of Iranian weapons to the hutis, says US Centcom

The US Central Command said that its Yemeni partners successfully intercepted a “massive shipment of Iranian weapons” that was destined to reach the Nation’s rebels.

Yemeni national resistance forces confiscated more than 750 tons of ammunition and hardware, including hundreds of missiles, anti-naves and advanced anti-aircraft missiles, dark circles and search engines, said Centcom.

The seizure also included hundreds of drone engines, radar systems and air defense and communication equipment, as well as manuals written in Farsi, said Centcom. Centcom said the national resistance forces reported that many of the systems were manufactured by a company affiliated with the Iranian Ministry of Defense. The company is under American sanctionsSaid Centcom.

This marked the greatest convulsion of Iranian advanced weapons in the history of national resistance forces, said Centcom.

“We praise the legitimate government forces of Yemen that continue to instruct the flow of Iranian ammunition to the hutis,” said General Michael Erik Kurilla, the Centcom commander. “The interdiction of this Iranian mass shipment shows that Iran remains the most destabilizing actor in the region. Limiting the free Iranian support flow to the hutis is critical of regional security, stability and freedom of navigation.”

Yemen’s hutis rebels spent months Launch attacks with drones and rockets aimed at military and commercial vessels in the Red Sea and Aden’s Gulf. The attacks went to vital shipping lanes.

The United States made several military strikes Against the rebel group. In May, President Trump He said the group had “capitulated” and that the United States would not carry out more strikes. The Hutis did not comment on the alleged agreement at that time.

He Yemenis rebels He attacked a load ship with a Liberian flag in the Red Sea on July 8. Three people They were killedtwo were injured and several others were kidnapped. The Hutis also said they had attacked and sunk another ship on July 7. Incidents have expressed concern that hutis can resume attacks in the area.

• Hutis rebels
• Hutí
• Yemen