US Sees Tensions Lessen Over Iranian Ships Near Yemen

A U.S. Defense Department official said Friday that tensions in the Arabian Sea had lessened over the prospect of Iranian ships delivering weapons to Houthi rebels in Yemen. Pentagon spokesman Colonel Steve Warren told reporters that an Iranian naval convoy headed for Yemen had changed course and appeared to be on course to return to Iran. Warren said the convoy's destination was not certain, but that "it is fair to say that this appears to be a de-escalation of some of the...

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