On August 29, the US Navy’s guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109) seized a stateless skiff carrying over 1,000 AK-47 automatic rifles. According to the Navy, USS Jason Dunham is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of naval operations to ensure maritime stability and security in the Central Region, connecting the Mediterranean and the Pacific through the western Indian Ocean and three strategic choke points.
The Gulf of Aden is known for being an important hub connecting various weapons and drug trafficking routes in Africa and the Middle East. The US is often accusing Iran of using these routes to provide weapon supploes to the Houthis in Yemen. However, this very skiff seized by the US Navy is not likely linked to any kind of Iranian activities.
U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jonathan Clay/Released
U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jonathan Clay/Released
U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jonathan Clay/Released
U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jonathan Clay/Released
U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jonathan Clay/Released
U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jonathan Clay/Released
U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jonathan Clay/Released
U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jonathan Clay/Released
U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jonathan Clay/Released
U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jonathan Clay/Released
U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jonathan Clay/Released
U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jonathan Clay/Released
U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jonathan Clay/Released
U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jonathan Clay/Released
U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jonathan Clay/Released
