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The US has announced charges against 2 Iranian brothers & a Pakistani captain in connection with a missile smuggling operation seized off the coast of Somalia in January 2024.
The three are suspected of facilitating the shipment of advanced weaponry to Yemen, including missile components used in recent Houthi rebel attacks.
These shipments were supposed to transfer crucial components for ballistic and anti-ship missiles, which have been linked to attacks on commercial ships in the Red Sea.
The seizure of these items coincided with previously identified patterns of weaponry trafficking from Iran to Yemen.
The mission also claimed the lives of two Navy SEALs, who fell overboard and were later declared dead.
The suspects are charged with providing material assistance to terrorists that resulted in casualties and conspiring to commit violence against maritime navigation.
The suspects are charged with providing material assistance to terrorists that resulted in casualties and conspiring to commit violence against maritime navigation.
The charges reveal the their involvement with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, as well as their role in operating a smuggling vessel.