According to unofficial reports, the United States plans to transfer seized weapons and ammunition from Iran to Ukraine.
This was reported by CNN, citing US officials. According to these reports, the US military command will officially announce its decision this week.
It is unclear what provisions of the law the United States will use to facilitate arms transfers to Ukraine. As CNN highlights, the United Nations is demanding the destruction or storage of seized weapons.
The station reports that President Joe Biden’s administration has decided to legally transfer weapons stored in U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) facilities across the Middle East to the Ukrainians.
The Justice Department announced in July that it was seeking the seizure of more than 9,000 rifles, 284 machine guns, approximately 194 rocket launchers, more than 70 anti-tank guided missiles and more than 700,000 rounds of ammunition seized in Iran by the US Navy.
Weapons from Iran would reach Yemen. The US seized it
Over the past year, the US Navy has seized thousands of Iranian assault rifles and more than a million rounds of ammunition from ships used by Iran to transport weapons to Yemen, which has been in civil war since 2014.
In mid-January, Americans helped French forces seize 3,000 assault rifles headed from Iran to Yemen, as well as 23 anti-tank guided missiles. After the seized weapons were confiscated, the US took control.
CNN notes that the decision to transfer these weapons to Ukraine could drive a wedge between Iran and Russia, who have formed a de facto defense alliance in recent months, with Tehran supplying Moscow with drones for the war in Ukraine and Russia working with Iran. on missile production and air defense.
Source: Do Rzeczy

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