Royal Navy seizes anti-tank missiles from small boat off Iran

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

48% : The raid took place on February 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 Ministry of Defence said.
48% : Inside the boat, British troops found Russian 9M133 Kornet anti-tank guided missiles, known in Iran as Dehlavieh, the US Navy's Middle East-based 5th Fleet and the Royal Navy said.
44% : The Royal Navy has seized anti-tank missiles and fins for ballistic missiles during a raid on a small boat believed to be heading from Iran to Yemen.
42% : Those weapons have been seen in other seizures suspected to be from Iran and bound for Yemen.
37% : The action in the Gulf of Oman comes after other seizures by French and US forces in the region as Western powers increase their pressure on Iran as it enriches uranium closer to weapons-grade levels.
30% : Tehran has denied arming the rebels despite physical evidence, numerous seizures and experts tying the weapons back to Iran.
27% :Regional and international powers are also trying to agree an end to the years-long war gripping Yemen, the Arab world's poorest country, and there is also criticism of Iran supplying arms to Russia for its war on Ukraine.

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