Posted on 04/24/2015 6:36:26 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
Sanaa (AFP) - An Iranian ship convoy suspected of carrying weapons for Shiite rebels in Yemen has turned back, US officials said, as Saudi-led warplanes kept up air strikes on the anti-government forces.
The conflict has sent tensions soaring between Sunni-ruled Saudi Arabia and Shiite Iran, which backs the Huthi rebels, raising fears Yemen could become a new front in a proxy war between Middle East powers.
Yemeni Foreign Minister Riyadh Yassin on Thursday accused Tehran of trying to break a naval blockade on his country, describing the war as an "Iranian plot implemented by the Huthi militia".
A US official said Thursday the nine-ship Iranian convoy that had been heading for Yemen is "no longer on the same course".
The USS Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier and other American warships have deployed off Yemen's coast to track the Iranian flotilla and possibly prevent any arms deliveries to the Iran-backed Huthi Shiite rebels.
The flotilla included two "armed vessels," said the US official, who spoke on condition of anonymity.
It was possible the Iranians "could make a turn to Yemen at any time," the official added.
Iran is a key ally of the Huthis but vehemently denies arming them. It has presented a peace plan to the UN calling for a ceasefire and the formation of a unity government.
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A feet of Russian ships will soon be in the area to protect the Iranians ... or will Putin hesitate and not send them?
Did they turn back before or after delivering their cargo?
Did other ships come out to meet them, and get what they need?
It is so hard for me to trust what the press reports with this administration.
So let's get this straight...the Iranian Navy escorted freight ships to a port in a country where their surrogates were fighting and then decided to turn back. The Iranian Navy just went on a pleasure cruise to a war zone. Is this some kind of weird Persian Naval tradition, or is Yahoo full of sh-t?
Fleet of Iranian ships heading to Yemen turns around after being tracked by US warships
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3282292/posts
A nine-ship Iranian convoy believed to be laden with weapons bound for rebels in Yemen turned around Thursday after being followed by U.S. warships stationed in the area to prevent arms shipments, multiple sources in the Pentagon told Fox News.
Luv how they neglect that Yemen was part of our basing and refueling.
Did we continue to use Aden to refuel after the attack on the USS Cole? We had only started that the year before.
There was never a base in Yemen.
http://abcnews.go.com/International/story?id=82367&page=2
They just got the word ,Obama was offering $50 million to Iran just to sign his fake agreement
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