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2023-10-06 00:54 United Daily News International Center/Comprehensive Report The U.S. Central Command confirmed on the 4th that the seized Iranian ammunition will be transferred to Ukraine to alleviate the shortage of weapons while waiting for military assistance…
The U.S. military stated on the 4th that it had delivered a batch of seized Iranian small arms and ammunition to Ukraine. The Iranian army originally intended to deliver the ammunition to Yemeni rebels backed by Tehran, but it was intercepted by the US Navy in December.
Agence France-Presse reported that the move may indicate that the United States will provide more seized military equipment to Ukraine at a time when doubts have been raised about Washington’s ability to continue military aid to Kiev amid opposition from hard-line Republican lawmakers.
A statement from U.S. Central Command stated that the United States “transferred approximately 1.1 million rounds of 7.62mm ammunition to the Ukrainian armed forces” on the 2nd.
The U.S. military stated that Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps was originally going to deliver this batch of arms “to the youth movement of a radical group in Yemen.” The U.S. government obtained the batch of arms on July 20 this year through a civil forfeiture claim against the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps through the Department of Justice. Ammunition Ownership.
The Pentagon said that under the authorized aid package, the United States can still supply Ukraine’s military needs “for a little longer,” but that action from Congress is needed to continue military aid to Ukraine in the long term.
Some hard-liners in the U.S. Republican Party oppose military aid to Ukraine, leading members of Congress to exclude new aid to Ukraine from the bill passed last weekend to avoid a government shutdown. It is still uncertain how long the previously authorized military aid will last.
Since the Russian army invaded Ukraine last February, the United States has pledged to provide Ukraine with more than $4.3 billion in military aid, equivalent to more than half of the total international security assistance.
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