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U.S. Sinks Boat Carrying 'Explosive Materials' From Iran To Yemen


The U.S. Navy seized the boat on November 8 in the Gulf of Oman, the Bahrain-based U.S. Fifth Fleet said. (illustrative photo)
The U.S. Navy seized the boat on November 8 in the Gulf of Oman, the Bahrain-based U.S. Fifth Fleet said. (illustrative photo)

The U.S. Navy said on November 15 it had scuttled a boat transporting "explosive materials" from Iran to supply Huthi rebels in Yemen, with enough power to fuel a dozen ballistic rockets. The boat, which the U.S. Navy seized on November 8 in the Gulf of Oman, was sunk on November 13, the Bahrain-based U.S. Fifth Fleet said.

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