An Iranian oil tycoon who’s managed to quietly embed himself in the heart of the Western financial system is among a cadre of businessmen handling weapons deliveries across the Caspian Sea to Russia, helping Moscow in its war in Ukraine.
https://gcaptain.com/iran-oil-tycoon-hector-plays-key-role-in-arms-sales-to-russia/
Four foreign nationals aboard the dhow suspected of smuggling Houthi weapons that was interdicted by U.S. forces on January 11 have been charged in a criminal complaint in the Eastern District of Virginia. Ten others have been detained as material witnesses.
Two Navy SEALs lost their lives in the incident, with CENTCOM subsequently releasing photographs of weaponry found aboard the dhow.
Defendant Muhammad Pahlawan is charged with: (1)...
By Olivia Kumwenda-Mtambo JOHANNESBURG, Sept 3 (Reuters) – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Sunday that an independent inquiry has found no evidence that a Russian ship had collected weapons from…
https://gcaptain.com/south-african-inquiry-found-no-evidence-of-arms-shipment-to-russia/
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Royal Navy said on Thursday it had seized Iranian weapons, including anti-tank guided missiles, last month from a smugglers vessel in international waters in the Gulf of Oman. Britain said…
https://gcaptain.com/british-navy-says-it-seized-smuggled-iranian-weapons-in-gulf-of-oman/
The U.S. Central Command is reporting yet another significant seizure of weapons in the Gulf of Oman along a route known for weapons trafficking from Iran to Yemen. The latest…
https://gcaptain.com/another-major-weapons-seizure-in-gulf-of-oman/
The U.S. Navy has seized more than 2,000 AK-47 assault rifles believed to be bound for Yemen from a fishing vessel in international waters in the Gulf of Oman, marking…
https://gcaptain.com/u-s-navy-seizes-more-than-2000-ak-47s-from-fishing-vessel-in-gulf-of-oman/
December 03, 2022, MANAMA, Bahrain — On Dec. 1, U.S. naval forces in the Middle East intercepted a fishing trawler smuggling more than 50 tons of ammunition rounds, fuses and…
Back in May we coverd a lethal new anti-ship weapon being developed by the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) that could provide a lower-cost and more widely-available method for…
The U.S. Navy will for the first time reward individuals for reporting information that leads to the detection of illegal maritime activity or seizure of illicit cargo in waters across…
U.S. Navy ships this week seized approximately 1,400 AK-47 assault rifles and 226,600 rounds of ammunition from a stateless fishing vessel during a flag verification boarding in the North Arabian…
https://gcaptain.com/u-s-navy-seizes-weapons-cache-from-stateless-fishing-vessel-in-arabian-sea/