(MENAFN) Yemeni government-aligned forces reported Wednesday that they intercepted a large shipment of Iranian weapons in the Red Sea, allegedly destined for the Houthi group. According to officials, the seized cargo totaled 750 tons and included a wide array of advanced military hardware.

Tariq Mohammed Saleh, a member of Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council, stated that the haul consisted of naval and aerial missile systems, air defense platforms, radar systems, drones, surveillance gear, anti-tank missiles, B10 artillery, sniper equipment, rifles, ammunition, and other advanced weaponry.

“This is a direct blow to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)'s project supporting the Houthis,” he said in a post on X.

Military officials in Yemen described the operation as the largest arms seizure in both the country and the broader region to date.

There has been no official response from Iran or the Houthi group regarding the accusation.

Reports from local media indicate that this marks the eighth intercepted arms shipment intended for the Houthis in the Red Sea and Bab al-Mandeb Strait since the beginning of 2024.

Yemen has experienced relative calm since a truce was brokered in April 2022, ending years of fierce fighting that began in 2014 when the Iran-backed Houthis took control of the capital, Sanaa.

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