Coverage dated October 3, 2023

US Sent Ukraine 1.1 Million Rounds of Ammunition Seized from Iran

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The much-needed ammunition has been sent at a time when continued U.S. financial support for Kyiv’s fight to defend itself remains in question.

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The Daily Caller
Running Low On Arms, US Opts To Send Seized Iranian Weapons To Ukraine (opens The Daily Caller)
Published Oct 3, 2023
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The U.S. will start sending seized Iranian weapons to Ukraine after President Joe Biden said the U.S.'s arms supply has run low.
Military.com
US Sent Ukraine 1.1 Million Rounds of Ammunition Seized from Iran (opens Military.com)
Published Oct 3, 2023
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The much-needed ammunition has been sent at a time when continued U.S. financial support for Kyiv’s fight to defend itself remains in question.
The Washington Free Beacon
US To Send Weapons Seized From Iran to Ukraine (opens The Washington Free Beacon)
Published Oct 3, 2023
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The United States is expected to soon announce that it will send seized Iranian small arms and ammunition to Ukraine, a U.S. official said on Wednesday.
The Times of Israel
US to reportedly send seized Iranian weapons to Ukraine (opens The Times of Israel)
Published Oct 3, 2023
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Forbes
U.S. Transferring Thousands Of Seized Iranian Weapons To Ukraine (opens Forbes)
Published Oct 3, 2023
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The weapons were being smuggled from Iran to Yemen, where a civil war is ongoing.
Washington Examiner
US transfers seized Iranian weapons to Ukraine (opens Washington Examiner)
Published Oct 3, 2023
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The U.S. military has transferred weapons seized from Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to Ukraine.
Minneapolis Star Tribune
What to do with 1.1 million bullets seized from Iran? US ships them to Ukraine (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)
Published Oct 3, 2023
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Russia has long turned to Iranian-made drones to attack Ukraine. Now Ukrainian forces will be using bullets seized from Iran against Russia troops.
MyNorthwest
The US sent Ukraine 1.1 million rounds of ammunition seized from Iran (opens MyNorthwest)
Published Oct 3, 2023
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. has transferred to Ukraine 1.1 million rounds of small arms ammunition that it seized from Iran, U.S. Central Command said
Digital Journal
US gives seized Iran ammo to Ukraine: military (opens Digital Journal)
Published Oct 3, 2023
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The United States has given Ukraine small arms ammunition that was seized while being transferred from Iranian forces to Tehran-backed rebels in Yemen,
Local News 8
Exclusive: US will transfer weapons seized from Iran to Ukraine (opens Local News 8)
Published Oct 3, 2023
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By Natasha Bertrand, CNN (CNN) — The US will transfer thousands of seized Iranian weapons and rounds of ammunition to Ukraine, in a move that could help to alleviate some of the critical shortages facing the Ukrainian military as it awaits more money and equipment from the US and its allies, US offi…
Al Jazeera
US sends 1.1 million rounds of seized Iranian ammunition to Ukraine (opens Al Jazeera)
Published Oct 3, 2023
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US military says that the ammunition was seized last year from a vessel allegedly shipping weapons from Iran to Yemen.
Politico
U.S. sending seized Iranian ammunition to Ukraine (opens Politico)
Published Oct 3, 2023
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The move comes as the Defense Department runs low on money to transfer arms to Kyiv.
Portland Press Herald
What to do with 1.1 million bullets seized from Iran? U.S. ships them to Ukraine (opens Portland Press Herald)
Published Oct 3, 2023
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The U.S. Navy’s Mideast-based 5th Fleet and its allies have intercepted numerous ships believed to be transporting weapons and ammunition from Iran to Yemen in support of the Iranian-backed Houthis.
New Hampshire Union Leader
U.S. sends seized Iranian ammunition to Ukraine (opens New Hampshire Union Leader)
Published Oct 3, 2023
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WASHINGTON — The U.S. has sent Ukraine more than 1 million rounds of Iranian ammunition that had been seized last year, the U.S. military said on Wednesday.
New York Post
US sends confiscated Iranian ammunition to Ukraine forces (opens New York Post)
Published Oct 3, 2023
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US Central Command has shipped a trove of confiscated Iranian weapons and ammunition to war-torn Ukraine, according to top officials.
Insider
The US sent Ukraine 1 million seized Iranian AK-47 rounds that gunrunners tried to smuggle on an old fishing boat (opens Insider)
Published Oct 3, 2023
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Iran has long backed Russia in its bloody war, most notably outfitting Moscow with explosive drones, but now ammo is headed to the other side.
The Times of Israel
US seizes 1.1 million bullets from Iran, sends them to Ukraine (opens The Times of Israel)
Published Oct 3, 2023
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American navy confiscates ammunition from ship headed to Yemen's Houthi rebels in violation of UN ban, ships it to Ukrainian military as continued US aid is in question

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