Headline Roundup • April 10th, 2024
US Delivers Seized Iranian Weapons to Ukraine Amid Russian Invasion
Summary from the AllSides News Team
The U.S. has delivered seized Iranian weapons to Ukraine to help defend against the Russian invasion, U.S. Central Command said Tuesday.
The Details: The April 4 shipment included over 5,000 firearms, sniper rifles, machine guns and RPG-7s, along with 500,000 rounds of ammunition. The weapons were originally intercepted between 2021 and 2023 en route to Houthi forces in Yemen from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). The Houthis, backed by Iran, were reportedly breaching the United Nations Security Council Resolution 2216 with these attempted weapons transfers. The U.S. previously transferred over one million rounds of seized Iranian ammunition to Ukraine in October.
How The Media Covered It: Coverage across the spectrum was generally free of partisan differences. However, Al Jazeera (Lean Left bias) noted that “Democrat Biden” had been blocked from giving Ukraine more weapons by “Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson’s refusal to call a vote”; Breitbart (Right bias) also noted “House Republicans’ continued opposition” to Ukraine aid. This summary was developed with the help of AllSides' AI technology.
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Handout/US Central Command
The United States has transferred to Ukraine thousands of infantry weapons and more than 500,000 rounds of ammunition that were seized more than a year ago as they were being shipped by Iran to Houthi forces in Yemen.
The US military said the transfer was made on April 4, the latest military assistance that US President Joe Biden’s administration has provided to Kyiv following Russia’s full-scale invasion.
Democrat Biden has been blocked from providing further US weaponry to Kyiv by Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson’s refusal to call a vote on $60bn...
@CENTCOM Twitter/X
The U.S. government is transferring seized firearms and ammunition to Ukraine as purchases of new firearms and supplies are hindered by House Republicans’ continued opposition to funding requests for that country.
U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) posted to X, “On Apr. 4, 2024, the U.S. government transferred over 5,000 AK-47s, machine guns, sniper rifles, RPG-7s and over 500,000 rounds of 7.62mm ammunition to the Ukrainian armed forces. This constitutes enough materiel to equip one UKR BDE with small arms rifles.”
ROMAN PILIPEY/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES
The United States has delivered over 5,000 firearms and hundreds of thousands of rounds to Ukraine's military after obtaining the weapons from Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
According to U.S. Central Command, over 5,000 AK-47s, machine guns, sniper rifles and RPG-7s were sent to the Ukrainian armed forces last week, alongside 500,000 rounds of ammunition. The equipment is enough to arm one Ukrainian brigade, read a post to X, formerly Twitter from Central Command, who added that the "weapons will help Ukraine defend against Russia's invasion."
The U.S. government originally obtained ownership...
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