The U.S. military has transferred weapons seized from Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to Ukraine.
U.S. Central Command announced on Wednesday that earlier this week, the government transferred 1.1 million 7.62 mm rounds to Ukraine that the IRGC had intended for the Houthis in Yemen, which would be in violation of United Nations Security Council Resolution 2216. CENTCOM naval forces seized the military aid from the transiting stateless dhow Marwan 1 on Dec. 9, 2022."The U.S.
"As President Biden made clear, we cannot under any circumstances allow America’s support for Ukraine to be interrupted," National Security Council coordinator John Kirby said on Tuesday."Time is not our friend. We have enough funding authorities to meet Ukraine’s ... battlefield needs for a bit longer, but we need Congress to act to ensure that there is no disruption in our support.
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