British navy seizes Iran missiles, parts likely Yemen bound

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

50% : Inside the boat, British troops found Russian 9M133 Kornet anti-tank guided missiles, known in Iran as "Dehlavieh," the U.S. Navy's Mideast-based 5th Fleet and the British navy said.
49% : The raid took place Feb. 23 after an American aircraft detected a small boat heading from Iran, with a helicopter from the Royal Navy frigate HMS Lancaster giving chase to the vessel, the British Defense Ministry said.
46% : The British navy seized anti-tank missiles and fins for ballistic missile assemblies during a raid on a small boat heading from Iran likely to Yemen, authorities said Thursday, March 2, 2023, the latest such seizure in the Gulf of Oman.
44% : The British navy seized anti-tank missiles and fins for ballistic missile assemblies during a raid on a small boat heading from Iran likely to Yemen, authorities said Thursday, the latest such seizure in the Gulf of Oman.
42% : Those weapons have been seen in other seizures suspected to be from Iran and bound for Yemen.
37% : Iran's mission to the United Nations did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
35% : Tehran long has denied arming the rebels, despite physical evidence, numerous seizures and experts tying the weapons back to Iran.
34% : It also comes as regional and international powers try to find an end to the yearslong war gripping Yemen, the Arab world's poorest country, and as Iran arms Russia in its war on Ukraine.
32% : The seizure by the Royal Navy comes after other seizures by French and U.S. forces in the region as Western powers increase their pressure on Iran, as it now enriches uranium closer than ever to weapons-grade levels.

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