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White House accuses Iran of being "deeply involved" in Red Sea attacks on commercial ships
CBS News ^ | Dec 22, 2023

Posted on 12/22/2023 10:48:48 PM PST by McGruff

The U.S. on Friday accused Iran of close involvement in attacks on commercial ships by Yemen's Houthi rebels, stepping up the tone as Washington considers tougher measures including possible force.

The White House said that Tehran's clerical state has provided drones and missiles to the Houthis as well as tactical intelligence.

"We know that Iran was deeply involved in planning the operations against commercial vessels in the Red Sea," National Security Council spokeswoman Adrienne Watson said.

"We have no reason to believe that Iran is trying to dissuade the Houthis from this reckless behavior," she said.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Iran; News/Current Events; Yemen
KEYWORDS: drones; iran; redsea; shipping; trade
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To: McGruff
White House accuses Iran of being "deeply involved" in Red Sea attacks on commercial ships...

Accuses?! Accuses?! The Iranians are funding and supplying Hamas and the Houthis, yet Slow Joe (as a continuation of the obama / Jarrett admin) gave the Iranians billions. In effect he funded Iran to fund Hamas and the Houthis! It's dumbassery on a scale unimaginable!

21 posted on 12/23/2023 9:55:27 AM PST by Rummyfan (In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized of man on)
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Yeah, this guy is a real genius. The people in his administration are either crooked, or stupid… or both.


22 posted on 12/23/2023 10:16:22 AM PST by Cobra64 (Common sense isn’t common anymore)
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Iran make 11 different military helicopters.

List of military equipment manufactured in Iran - Helicopters

23 posted on 12/23/2023 5:57:09 PM PST by TigersEye (Our Republic is under seige by globalist Marxists. Hold fast!)
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