United States Files Forfeiture Action Against Over Nine Thousand Rifles and Over 700,000 Rounds of Ammunition Enroute from Iran to Yemen

Justice Department ^ | 7/6/23 | staff

[CFW]

The Justice Department today announced the filing of a forfeiture complaint against over 9,000 rifles, 284 machine guns, approximately 194 rocket launchers, over 70 anti-tank guided missiles and over 700,000 rounds of ammunition that the U.S. Navy seized in transit from Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) to militant groups in Yemen.

“The government of Iran, through its Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, remains bent on smuggling weapons of war to militant groups in violation of U.S. sanctions and international law,” said Assistant Attorney General Matthew G. Olsen of the Justice Department’s National Security Division. “As this seizure demonstrates, the Department of Justice will work in lockstep with our U.S. Government partners to deny the Iranian regime the means to undermine our nation’s interest and threaten the security of our people.”

“The U.S. Attorney’s Office has again taken action to prevent Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps from spreading violence and bloodshed across the world and threatening the security of our nation and allies,” said U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves for the District of Columbia. “As proven before, where we have jurisdiction, this office will use all the tools available in our power to prevent criminals and terrorists from threatening global stability.”

[sten]

seriously? THEY are shipping weapons of war to militant groups?

anyone heard anything about the US shipping some weapons to various militant groups around the world?

being hypocritical is just par for the course for these people

[Pajamajan]

"The weapons will undoubtedly be rerouted to Ukraine. Ukraine can then sell them to the rebels in Yemen with 10% of the profits going to the “Big Guy.”

Not out of the realm of possibility. 🤔

[Don W]

Look at the area Kurds claim, and form a reasoned response.

[mabarker1]

They better shoot sparingly.

700,000 rounds of ammo / 9000 rifles = 77.77777777777778 rounds per rifle.

[DIRTYSECRET]

*Look at the area Kurds claim, and form a reasoned response.*

4 countries. There would be a lot of shooting going on. Lots of oil in Northern Iraq for them to claim. They fight and they’d be rich.

Do we gain from no fighting over there when there are religious/historical resentments? Let me come up with a new term: Let nature take it’s course.

[Don W]

It would be a horrifying, deadly mess. I doubt many of the nations involved could survive the birth of Kurdistan. While they are all old, there were other nations there in the past, and there will be new nations in the future, in that area.