Washington – Obama: U.S. Warned Iran About Shipping Weapons To Yemen

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    A handout image made available by US Navy showingAn F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the Thunderbolts of Marine Strike Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 251 launching from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) 21 April 2015. Theodore Roosevelt is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations conducting maritime security operations. Reports state an Iranian convoy of some 8 vessels is heading towards Yemen, a move that has raised concern within the coalition led by Saudi Arabia that fears Iran may be sending weapons to the Shiite Houthi rebels fighting Yemen's government. US supports Saudi Arabia whose coalition has targeted Houthi rebels with airstrikes.  EPA/MC3 JOSH PETROSINO / HANDOUTWashington – President Barack Obama said on Tuesday the United States government has warned Iran against delivering weapons to Yemen that could be used to threaten shipping traffic in the region.

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    “We’ve been actually very straightforward to them,” Obama said in a televised interview on MSNBC’s “Hardball.”

    “What we’ve said to them is that ‘if there are weapons delivered to factions within Yemen that could threaten navigation, that’s a problem.’ And we’re not sending them obscure messages – we send them very direct messages about it,” Obama said.


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    9 years ago

    they’re shaking in their pants and really scared of Obama……..