Navy helps UK seize anti-tank missile shipment from Iran: CENTCOM

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

50% :MOSCOW ACCUSES UKRAINE OF LAUNCHING STRIKES INSIDE RUSSIAN TERRITORY"Coordinated efforts among U.S. and U.K. maritime forces led to Royal Navy frigate HMS Lancaster confiscating anti-tank guided missiles and missile components from a small boat that originated from Iran," CENTCOM said in a statement.
49% : "U.K. forces discovered packages that included Iranian versions of Russian 9M133 Kornet anti-tank guided missiles, known in Iran as 'Dehlavieh,' and medium-range ballistic missile components."
42% :"Iran remains the most destabilizing actor in the region.
39% : The encounters have led to the seizure of more than "5,000 weapons, 1.6 million rounds of ammunition, 7,000 proximity fuses for rockets, 2,100 kilograms of propellant used to launch rocket propelled grenades, 30 anti-tank guided missiles, and $80 million worth of illegal drugs," NAVCENT said.
33% : The encounter was the seventh illegal weapons or drug interdiction with Iran in the past three months, according to U.S. Naval Forces Central Command.
28% : The operation, which occurred on Feb. 23, 2023, took place in the Gulf of Oman, where illegal weapons trafficking has historically taken place between Iran and Yemen, according to U.S. Central Command.

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