Iranian Ship Heading to Yemen

A U.S. defense official Tuesday urged an Iranian ship purportedly carrying aid to Yemen to change course and head to Djibouti, where the United Nations is overseeing humanitarian deliveries.   The U.S. military is tracking the Iran Shahed vessel after Tehran said it would send warships to escort it to Yemen, where Tehran-backed Houthi rebels are fighting pro-government forces supported by Saudi Arabia.   “If the Iranians are planning some sort of stunt in the region, then they...

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