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US seizes thousands of Iranian weapons, including grenade launchers

Apr 4, 2016 2:20 pm By Robert Spencer

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Iranian weapons seized

“US seizes thousands of Iranian weapons, including grenade launchers, in Arabian Sea,” FoxNews.com, April 4, 2016:

The crew of a U.S. Navy ship stopped a massive Iranian arms shipment dead in its tracks, seizing thousands of weapons, AK-47 rifles and rocket-propelled grenade launchers that likely were headed to Yemen, the Pentagon announced Monday.

The seizure, which unfolded in the Arabian Sea on March 28, was the third of its kind in recent weeks, military officials say. Iran has been supporting Houthi rebels in Yemen in their proxy war against a Saudi-led coalition backed by the United States. Like Iran, the Houthis are a Shia-led group.

The arms shipment appears to mark the latest provocative action from the defiant Islamic republic, which reported last month that it tested missiles marked with the phrase “Israel must be wiped out.” And on Monday, the Iranian government warned the U.S. to butt out of trying to control its missile program. “The White House should know that defense capacities and missile power, specially at the present juncture where plots and threats are galore, is among the Iranian nation’s red lines… and we don’t allow anyone to violate it,” Deputy Chief of Staff Brig-Gen Maassoud Jazzayeri told state media.

On Friday, President Obama said Iran was obeying the “letter” of its landmark nuclear agreement with the West, but not the “spirit” of it….

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  1. Dan says

    Apr 4, 2016 at 2:39 pm

    Good, but they are not even close to getting them all…

    More End Time News At:
    http://www.shininginthedark.com/?page_id=6088

  2. Hell with it says

    Apr 4, 2016 at 2:51 pm

    This world is doomed. iSSlam a so called religion of mass destruction and muslims are experts at flying and deceiving

  3. Peter Charles says

    Apr 4, 2016 at 3:08 pm

    Give them to the Kurds and the Israeli government. They will know how they can best be used.

    • bridgette says

      Apr 4, 2016 at 7:45 pm

      Agreed.

  4. Sally says

    Apr 4, 2016 at 3:11 pm

    This Navy ship is going to be in trouble with the commander in chief

  5. Sam says

    Apr 4, 2016 at 3:12 pm

    Well let me understand this: Obama gives Money to Iran so they do not build nuclear weapons and they send arms to other countries like Yemen and Syria other weapons to fight infidels. American forces capture those shipments (who knows what else have not been captured). Obama gives money to Turkey as Nato member and Turkey helps Isis by buying cheap oil and helping them with Jihadi passage through Turkey. The turmoil in Middle east generates refugees(Jihadis) and Turkey helps them pass to Greece and Europe. Europe and America are more than happy to receive millions of refugees (Jihadis)

    If anyone thinks that this chaos will be resolved without knowing what Islam is and through John Kerry dialogues with Middle Eastern countries and without military force, he/she is very ignorant and/or insane.

    • underbed cat says

      Apr 4, 2016 at 4:49 pm

      I think this is very deliberate chaos created. Obama is often described as presidential, elite H educated, calm, intelligent.. flowing speech, not impulsive…and has declared Trump will never be president. I would not describe Obama as “very ignorant” and/or insane”, but there is only one other possibility., It is misdirection, and silencing to know the” enemy”, his associates, he would have to have a hard heart toward the infidel, he may be just following Sharia law to conquer.

      Trump -et music please.

  6. Walter Sieruk says

    Apr 4, 2016 at 3:47 pm

    Those deadly weapons further shows the sinister and demonic intentions of the Muslim fiends who have total power in this tyrannical Islamic regime of Iran. For such grenade launcher and other weapons of death would go to murderous terror jihad entities as Hezbollah , Hamas, P.I.J and even the Taliban. Those mullahs and ayatollahs as well as the other Muslim tyrants in power in this cruel and oppressive Islamic tyranny are, in character, reflected in the Bible in Psalm 73:6-9. Which reads, “Therefore pride is their necklace; they clothe themselves with violence. From their callous hearts comes iniquity; the evil conceits of their mind know limits. They scoff and speak with malice; in their arrogance they threaten oppression. Their mouths lay claim to heaven, and their tongues take possession of the earth.” [N.I.V.]

  7. Nick says

    Apr 4, 2016 at 4:13 pm

    These weapons were intended for good use, killing Saudi-backed Sunni slime. Intercepting them was more foolishness on behalf of our government.

    • Christianblood says

      Apr 4, 2016 at 6:33 pm

      Nick

      Exactly! Very True!

  8. linnte says

    Apr 4, 2016 at 5:03 pm

    The common denominator of Muslim terrorists is Islam. The common denominator in the Middle East is USA. Just look at Sam’s post above. If we concentrated on protecting Israel ONLY and left the Arab states to themselves, they would annihilate each other and we wouldn’t HAVE to be involved.

    The centrifuges are NOT all removed from Iran. I wouldn’t put it past Iran to create an atom bomb FOR another Arab country to use on Israel. The longest border of Israel, N to S is less than 250 miles and E to W is at its widest 71 miles! Can’t we just park Israel somewhere in Texas and call it good? Damn!

    Can you imagine HOW HORRIBLE it must be to live under the constant threat of nuclear war? Would YOU live like that? I understand they believe God GAVE them Israel, but do they really think it means the LAND and not the PEOPLE? And yes, I am stone ground serious.

  9. Judi says

    Apr 4, 2016 at 6:09 pm

    linnte – yes, Israel faces deadly enemies on all fronts who wish her total destruction. Yet in spite of this, still manages to be a world leader in science and technology and is the only democracy in the Middle East. What country in the world, other than Israel, could survive this? It is a modern day miracle.

  10. Angemon says

    Apr 4, 2016 at 6:27 pm

    I’m going to call it: Obama will apologize for this incident, give back the weapons and a few millions on the side as an “I’m Sorry” note.

  11. SoCalMike says

    Apr 5, 2016 at 10:43 am

    I’m so sick of GovMedia maggots pretending Obama and Kerry aren’t traitors.
    This malignant duo is a sick joke.

    But their not alone.
    Just listen to the language of Dem politicians, media and academics.
    The think of middle America as both enemies and sources of income to be shaken down whenever they please.
    They’re clear about it. We’re just too conformed and cowed to see or believe it.

    It’
    s been on full display for the last 7 years and it was on full display during the Dem debates.
    The Obama Admin has been busy arming and funding the government of Iran, the Muslim Brotherhood and the Islamic State while using every high vis killing here to promote the cause of disarming law abiding Americans.
    The Dem debates made clear whom the Dems regard as most dangerous enemies while the rhetoric they employed boils down to justifying the act of ripping off whomever whenever they please.
    Of course in the interests of “fairness.”

  12. Baucent says

    Apr 6, 2016 at 1:51 am

    On Friday, President Obama said Iran was obeying the “letter” of its landmark nuclear agreement with the West, but not the “spirit” of it….

    I don’t think anyone, Obama included,can say Iran is obeying the “letter” of the agreement, when there is no independent verification. They could as easily be carrying on a secret enrichment process. Wishful thinking is all Obama is mouthing.

    • linnte says

      Apr 6, 2016 at 2:14 am

      There are still some 200 or more centrifuges left in Iran for enrichment! Last I heard anyway.

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