The Maritime Executive:

The Royal Navy has revealed two high-impact missions which have been kept under wraps for months. In January and February, the service collaborated with the U.S. Navy to interdict small boats laden with surface-to-air missiles and cruise-missile components. The cargoes were Iranian, and the boats were intercepted along routes typically used to traffic weapons to Yemen. These seizures add to the long-held belief among U.S. intelligence and defense officials that Iran is supplying sophisticated weaponry to Yemen’s Houthi rebel faction.

These suspicious components were shipped back to the UK for analysis. Among other items in the cargo, defense intelligence experts identified Iranian-made 351 cruise missiles and 358 surface-to-air missiles.

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