An operation by Western allies reportedly led by France seize a boatload of weapons and ammunition allegedly being sent to Yemen from Iran last month, the US military said.
Iran however dismissed the statement, saying the US claims were "politically motivated" and aimed at "misdirecting the people of the world".
The United States is a key supplier of arms to Saudi Arabia which in 2015 launched an operation in Yemen to drive out Iran-backed Huthi rebels who had seized the capital Sanaa.
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