The 2 Navy SEALS lost at sea were conducting an operation to find smuggled Iranian weapons: report

Mon, 01/15/2024 - 20:58

An SH-60R Seahawk, embarked aboard a U.S. Navy ship, hovers overhead, during visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) operations in the Arabian Sea. — A US Navy helicopter conducts visit, board, search, and seizure operations in the Arabian Sea.
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Two Navy SEALs went missing during an operation off the coast of Somalia last week.
They were reportedly searching for suspected Iranian weapons on a Yemen-bound boat.
Western militaries have carried out numerous raids of boats trying to smuggle arms in recent years.

The two Navy SEALs who went missing off the coast of Somalia last week were conducting an operation to find smuggled Iranian weapons when the incident occurred, according to a report.