OMAN: A fishing boat passing through Iran along a route in the Gulf of Oman was used to transport weapons to Yemen's Houthi group on Tuesday, according to the US Navy's Fifth Fleet. There was a huge amount of explosive material in the boat.

According to a statement from the Fifth Fleet, ammonium perchlorate, which is often used to make rocket and missile fuel as well as explosives, was discovered by the US military at more than 70 tonnes.

The coalition, which has been fighting Iran-aligned Houthis in Yemen since 2015, has repeatedly accused Iran of arming the group, a claim Tehran has denied.

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Vice Admiral Brad Cooper, commander of the US Naval Forces Central Command, US 5th Fleet and Combined Maritime Forces, described the explosion as "an enormous amount of explosive material that could be used to fuel more than a dozen medium-range ballistic missiles". enough for. size."

There is awareness of the illegal transfer of lethal aid by Iran. It is reckless, dangerous, and fuels unrest and instability throughout the Middle East, he continued.

Iranian officials did not immediately respond to the allegation.

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According to Fifth Fleet, the intercepted vessel was carrying four Yemeni crew members and was carrying 100 tonnes of urea fertilizer, which is used in agriculture as well as in the manufacture of explosives.

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The ship sank in the Gulf of Oman on Sunday, according to US forces, saying it was a "threat to navigation for commercial shipping". The crew was handed over to the Yemeni Coast Guard.

The Fifth Fleet confiscated an ammunition and assault rifle shipment from a fishing vessel last December, alleging that the shipment was intended to supply the Houthis and believed to have come from Iran.