US military says Yemeni force seized Iranian arms shipment bound for Houthis

US CENTCOM said a military group known as the Yemeni National Resistance Forces had seized a ‘massive’ Iranian weapons shipment bound for Houthis. (@CENTCOM)
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US CENTCOM said a military group known as the Yemeni National Resistance Forces had seized a ‘massive’ Iranian weapons shipment bound for Houthis. (@CENTCOM)
US CENTCOM said a military group known as the Yemeni National Resistance Forces had seized a ‘massive’ Iranian weapons shipment bound for Houthis. (@CENTCOM)
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US CENTCOM said a military group known as the Yemeni National Resistance Forces had seized a ‘massive’ Iranian weapons shipment bound for Houthis. (@CENTCOM)
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Updated 16 July 2025

US military says Yemeni force seized Iranian arms shipment bound for Houthis

US CENTCOM said a military group known as the Yemeni National Resistance Forces had seized a ‘massive’ Iranian weapons shipment
  • NRF is an anti-Houthi force in Yemen led by Tarek Saleh, nephew of former Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh
  • The force is not formally part of the internationally recognized government

DUBAI: The US Central Command (CENTCOM) said in a post on X on Wednesday that a military group known as the Yemeni National Resistance Forces (NRF) seized a ‘massive’ Iranian weapons shipment bound for Houthi militants.
The NRF is an anti-Houthi force in Yemen led by Tarek Saleh, nephew of former Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, and is not formally part of the internationally recognized government.
Yemeni forces “seized over 750 tons of munitions and hardware to include hundreds of advanced cruise, anti-ship, and anti-aircraft missiles, warheads and seekers, components as well as hundreds of drone engines, air defense equipment, radar systems, and communications equipment,” it added.
Since Israel’s war in Gaza against the Palestinian militant group Hamas began in October 2023, the Iran-aligned Houthis have been attacking vessels in the Red Sea in what they say are acts of solidarity with the Palestinians.


Trump to meet Syrian president at White House on Nov. 10

Trump to meet Syrian president at White House on Nov. 10
Updated 04 November 2025

Trump to meet Syrian president at White House on Nov. 10

Trump to meet Syrian president at White House on Nov. 10
  • Press secretary Karoline Leavitt says there has been 'good progress' in Syria since Trump lifted sanctions

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump plans to meet with Syrian President Ahmad Al-Sharaa at the White House on Monday, press secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Tuesday at a press briefing.
Since seizing power from Bashar Assad last December, Al-Sharaa has made a series of foreign trips as his transitional government seeks to re-establish Syria’s ties with world powers that had shunned Damascus during Assad’s rule.
Trump has sought good relations with Al-Sharaa. In June he revoked most US sanctions against Syria, and Trump met with the Syrian leader when he visited last May.
“When the president was in the Middle East, he made the historic decision to lift sanctions on Syria to give them a real chance at peace and I think the administration, we’ve seen good progress on that front under their new leadership,” she said.