April 21, 2015
WASHINGTON — The Navy aircraft carrier, (click here) USS Theodore Roosevelt is steaming toward the waters off the country to beef up security and join other American ships that are prepared to intercept any Iranian vessels carrying weapons to the Houthi rebels.
The deployment comes after a UN Security Council resolution approved last week imposed an arms embargo on the leaders of the Iranian-backed Shiite Houthi rebels. The resolution passed in a 14-0 vote with Russia abstaining.
Navy officials said yesterday (April 20) that the
Roosevelt was moving through the Arabian Sea. A massive ship that
carries F/A-18 fighter jets, the Roosevelt is seen more of a deterrent
and show of force in the region....
The United Nation's Small Arms Treaty comes into play with this incident if Iran was taking weapons to Yemen. Yemen has a very long coastline. There has to be enough of a presence to prevent any delivery.
The New York Times has some interesting maps about Yemen (click here).
This is the NYT article accompanying the maps (click here).
WASHINGTON — The Navy aircraft carrier, (click here) USS Theodore Roosevelt is steaming toward the waters off the country to beef up security and join other American ships that are prepared to intercept any Iranian vessels carrying weapons to the Houthi rebels.
The deployment comes after a UN Security Council resolution approved last week imposed an arms embargo on the leaders of the Iranian-backed Shiite Houthi rebels. The resolution passed in a 14-0 vote with Russia abstaining.
The United Nation's Small Arms Treaty comes into play with this incident if Iran was taking weapons to Yemen. Yemen has a very long coastline. There has to be enough of a presence to prevent any delivery.
The New York Times has some interesting maps about Yemen (click here).
This is the NYT article accompanying the maps (click here).
