Iran intercepts U.S.-made weapons carried by Iraqi groups

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard announced that it had intercepted and seized U.S.-made weapons—including rockets, mortars and ammunition—that were being smuggled to Iraqi militia groups aligned with Tehran. The weapons, reportedly sourced from U.S. stockpiles in the Middle East, were confiscated at the Iran‑Iraq border in early 2024 as part of Iran’s effort to prevent the arming of opposition forces and to control the flow of foreign arms into the region. Views Nigeria