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Fox News<\/a> reports that last week the US Navy intercepted another shipment of small arms probably to Yemen and orchestrated by the Iranians in their proxy war against the Sunni Saudis;<\/p>\n

The Navy said the shipment included 1,500 AK-47s, 200 rocket-propelled grenade launchers and 21 .50-caliber machine guns.<\/p>\n

After the U.S. seized the weapons stash from the dhow, a traditional sailing vessel, the Navy let the crew go. A U.S. official told Fox News current rules do not allow western naval forces to seize the crew in addition to illicit cargo. “You have to find a country willing to prosecute,” the official said. <\/p>\n

A defense official reached by Fox News would not reveal the nationality of the dhow’s crew.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The Navy says that this is the third time an arms shipment to Yemen from Iran has been intercepted in the waters off of the Arabian peninsula in the last few weeks. It’s nice to see that they’re not squandering their billions of dollars in their recent windfall facilitated by John Kerry and the Obama Administration.<\/p>\n

ADDED:<\/strong> The Virginian-Pilot<\/a> says that it was the Norfolk-based USS Gravely which responded to a call by the coastal patrol ship USS Sirocco. <\/p>\n

This is the third time in recent weeks that international forces have seized weapons the U.S. believes originated in Iran. On Feb. 27, the Royal Australian Navy’s HMAS Darwin intercepted a dhow with nearly 2,000 AK-47s, 100 rocket-propelled grenade launchers and 49 machine guns, among other weapons. <\/p>\n

On March 20, the French Navy destroyer FS Provence seized nearly 2,000 AK-47s, 64 Dragunov sniper rifles and nine anti-tank missiles.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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