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- Two Navy SEALs went missing at sea during a raid to interdict smuggled Iranian weapons last week.
- Western forces have carried out numerous visit, board, search, and seizure (VBSS) missions in recent years.
- These operations can be "dangerous" and "complex," a former US Special Forces soldier said.
The two Navy SEALs who went missing during a nighttime operation off the coast of Somalia last week were involved in intercepting a boat that was attempting to smuggle Iranian weapons to the Houthis, the US military said on Tuesday.