Thousands of AK-47 assault rifles sit on the flight deck of guided-missile destroyer USS The Sullivans (DDG 68) during an inventory process, Jan. 7. U.S. naval forces seized 2,116 AK-47 assault rifles from a fishing vessel transiting along a maritime route from Iran to Yemen.
US naval forces seized thousands of assault rifles from a fishing vessel transiting along a maritime route from Iran to Yemen.
  • The US has sent Ukraine guns and ammunition that were intercepted while being smuggled from Iran to Yemen.
  • It's the second time Washington has given Kyiv weaponry that was bound for the Houthis.
  • The haul is helpful for Ukraine, but its forces need more than small arms to fight Russia.

The US has sent Ukraine guns and ammunition that were intercepted over the past few years while being illegally smuggled from Iran to the Houthis in Yemen.