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Navy seizes fishing boat carrying illegal weapons from Iran to Yemen

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A fishing boat in the Gulf of Oman was carrying more than 2,000 assault rifles last week when it was stopped by forces assigned to U.S. Central Command, Navy officials said Tuesday.
The dhow was traveling from Iran to Yemen on Friday when the coastal patrol ship USS Monsoon and the guided missile destroyer USS The Sullivans intercepted it. 
The boat was considered stateless because it operated in international waters without registration.

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