"4 Charged in Smuggling Iranian-Made Weapons Leading to Navy SEALs' Deaths"

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"4 Charged in Smuggling Iranian-Made Weapons Leading to Navy SEALs' Deaths"
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Four foreign nationals have been charged with transporting suspected Iranian-made weapons on a vessel intercepted by U.S. naval forces in the Arabian Sea, resulting in the deaths of two Navy SEALs during the mission. The defendants, carrying Pakistani identification cards, are accused of transporting missile components for weapons used by Houthi rebel forces. The flow of weapons from Iran to the rebels in Yemen is seen as a threat to U.S. interests in the region. The defendants have been charged with providing false information, and one of them is accused of attempting to smuggle advanced missile components.

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