The Pentagon announced Wednesday that it had transferred a shipment of ammunition typically used in rifles to Ukraine that it claims was seized from Iran last year.
“On October 2, 2023, the US government transferred approximately 1.1 million 7.62mm rounds to the Ukrainian armed forces,” US Central Command (CENTCOM) said in a press release.
The command said the ammunition was seized on December 9 off a vessel bound for Yemen. The US said the shipment was from Iran and was intended to arm Yemen’s Houthis. For their part, Iran denies that it arms the Houthis, and the Houthis also deny that they receive smuggled Iranian weapons.
CENTCOM said the ammunition became available through civil forfeiture claims made by the US Justice Department (DOJ) against Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC).
According to CNN, the DOJ is also seeking the forfeiture of more than 9,000 rifles, 284 machine guns, about 194 rocket launchers, more than 70 anti-tank guided missiles, and more than 700,000 rounds of ammunition that the US Navy allegedly seized from Iran.
The US is looking to unload the weapons into Ukraine as NATO’s stockpiles are dwindling. According to a British military official, the UK has run out of weapons that it can send to Ukraine. The US is also running low on ammunition to fuel the proxy war, which the Biden administration used as an excuse to send civilian-killing cluster bombs into the conflict.
“ US Transfers Alleged Iranian Ammunition Shipment To Ukraine”
As if that makes any difference…!
“The command said the ammunition was seized on December 9 off a vessel bound for Yemen.”.
So grabbing stuff, including oil in international waters is OK in the “rules based order” as long as it’s by those that fabricate the “rules”?
Seems like piracy to me. Governments are just criminal enterprises it seems.
And blatantly admitting to that piracy without worrying about any ramifications is what is most sickening. Another country does the same and we’re screaming bloody murder.
Not as bad as seizing land from another country which you folks here are totally ok with 🤷🏽♂️
to whom are you referring? i will assume Russia seizing land from Ukraine.
if so then i will remind everyone that Russia drew a red-line in the sand and went so far as to give them plenty of warning before hand. i will also remind everyone that part of that red-line included the fact that uncle sam had set up numerous bioweapon labs in Ukraine, which allegedly have now been shut down. so honestly, i have no problem with what Russia has done regarding Ukraine.
right then. want to discuss how much land and resources uncle sam has seized in the middle east ever since papa Bush Sr. has been the POTUS ? that was all done in our name using our tax dollars. i am NOT OK with that.
Biowespons labs. Lol.
You truly believe all the BS coming from the Kremlin.
Stay in lalaland.
hey genius, acting deputy secretary of state Victoria Nuland admitted to the existence of said bioweapon labs before a US senate committee.
seems like you are the mayor mccheese of lalaland.