US Navy Seizes Suspected Iranian Missile Parts Set for Yemen

US Navy Seizes Suspected Iranian Missile Parts Set for Yemen
Iran's national flags are seen on a square in Tehran on Feb. 10, 2012, a day before the anniversary of the Islamic Revolution. Morteza Nikoubazl/Reuters
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WASHINGTON—A Navy warship has seized a “significant cache” of suspected Iranian guided missile parts headed to rebels in Yemen, U.S. officials said Wednesday, marking the first time that such sophisticated components have been taken en route to the war there.

The seizure from a small boat by the U.S. Navy and a U.S. Coast Guard boarding team happened last Wednesday in the northern Arabian Sea, and the weapons have been linked to Iran.