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Suspected Iranian Weapons Seized by U.S. Navy May Go to Ukraine

 The article discusses the possibility of the U.S. military sending thousands of seized weapons and over a million rounds of ammunition to Ukraine, which would help Kyiv fight against Russian forces. The weapons and ammunition were originally bound for Iran-backed fighters in Yemen, but they were seized by the U.S. and France in recent months. U.S. officials are considering sending more than 5,000 assault rifles, 1.6 million rounds of small arms ammunition, a small number of antitank missiles, and more than 7,000 proximity fuses to Ukraine. The move would provide a new supply of firepower to America and its allies as they try to support Ukraine in its ongoing conflict with Russia. However, the Biden administration must find a legal justification for taking weapons from one conflict and transferring them to another, as the U.N. arms embargo requires the U.S. and its allies to destroy, store, or get rid of seized weapons. The administration's lawyers have been reviewing the resolutio