Iranian Convoy Tracked by US Near Yemen Has Turned Around, Official Says
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The U.S.S. Theodore Roosevelt, seen here in a file photo from 1993, has been patrolling the waters near Yemen. DERRICK CEYRAC/AFP/Getty Images(SANA’A, Yemen) — An Iranian convoy that some U.S. officials were concerned might be carrying weapons for the Houthi rebels in Yemen has turned around and is no longer bound for Yemen.
A U.S. defense official says that there was never visual contact between the Iranian ships and U.S. ships in the region, but that U.S. surveillance planes had flown in the area keeping an eye on the convoy. The U.S.S. Theodore Roosevelt, an American aircraft carrier, will remain in the Arabian Sea, Pentagon spokesperson Col. Steve Warren said.
The Iranian convoy had consisted of nine ships, Warren said, including some small military vessels.
A senior Navy official says that the ships haven’t moved very far, meaning they could still change direction again.
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