The Wall Street Journal reports that U.S. officials are considering a plan to send a shipment of Iranian-supplied weapons seized by the U.S. Navy to Ukraine. Unnamed U.S. and European officials told the newspaper on February 14 that the weapons seized from smugglers off the Yemen coast in recent months included more than 5,000 assault rifles, 1.6 million rounds of small-arms ammunition, and small number of antitank missiles. Ukraine is appealing for more Western weaponry as the Russian invasion nears its first anniversary. To read the original article by The Wall Street Journal, click here.
U.S. Reportedly Wants To Give Seized Iranian Weapons To Ukraine
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