July 08 2022
The British Royal Navy says one of its warships seized missiles and other weapons being smuggled out of Iran earlier this year, reports the BBC News.
On Thursday, the service said that the frigate HMS Montrose and its contingent of Royal Marines had captured cruise missile engines and surface-to-air missiles in operations on Jan. 28 and Feb. 25 in international waters south of Iran, reported Reuters.
A Wildcat helicopter assigned to the Montrose spotted small vessels moving rapidly...
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