British navy reveals Iranian missiles seized in Gulf of Oman

The United States and United Kingdom touted a small win for regional security cooperation ahead of President Joe Biden's trip to Saudi Arabia next week.
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A handout picture provided by the Iranian army on Sept. 11, 2020, shows an Iranian Ghader missile before its launch during the second day of a military exercise in the Gulf, near the strategic strait of Hormuz in southern Iran. - Iranian Army office/AFP via Getty Images
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Jared Szuba
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A British warship seized shipments of Iranian cruise and surface-to-air missiles in the Gulf of Oman for the first time earlier this year, the UK Defense Ministry revealed today.

The HMS Montrose seized one shipment from smugglers on Jan. 28 and a second on Feb. 25, both in international waters off the coast of Iran.

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