Report: US naval task force to try and thwart arms shipments to Gaza

An American naval taskforce in the Gulf of Aden has been ordered to hunt for suspicious Iranian arms ships heading for the Red Sea in a bid to deliver weapons to the Gaza Strip, the Times newspaper reported, quoting US diplomats.

According to US diplomatic sources, Combined Task Force 151, which is countering pirates in the Gulf of Aden, has been instructed to track Iranian arms shipments. (Ynet)