2024 Iranian dhow seizure

2024 Iranian dhow seizure
	Part of Red Sea Crisis and regional escalation of Israel–Hamas war
Date	11 January 2024
Location	Arabian Sea
Result	United States victory
Belligerents
United States	Iran; Houthi
Units involved
USS Lewis B. Puller (Expeditionary Mobile Base) United States Navy SEALs; ; Military helicopters; Military UAVs;	14 crew members of the dhow
Casualties and losses
Two Navy SEALs missing	Dhow sunk; 14 crew members captured;

On 11 January 2024, the United States military conducted an operation to seize control of an Iranian dhow transporting supplies to the Houthi movement.^[1]^[2] The operation, which resulted in the dhow being sunk as well as two United States Navy SEALs going missing, took place in the Arabian Sea just off the coast of Somalia.^[2]^[3]^[4]

Seizure

According to the United States military, U.S. Navy SEALs took off from the USS Lewis B. Puller, an Expeditionary Mobile Base (ESB) with the goal to seize control of an Iranian dhow, which was believed to be transporting supplies to the Houthis. The U.S. Navy SEALs were supported by U.S. military helicopters and UAVs. In the operation, the United States seized control of the vessel and captured parts for Iranian ballistic missile and cruise missiles.^[1] They also captured propulsion, guidance, and warheads used by the Houthis for medium-range ballistic missiles and anti-ship cruise missiles.^[1] During the operation, two U.S. Navy SEALs were lost at sea during the mission and the entire crew of the dhow were captured.^[1]^[4] After completing the seizure, the U.S. military deemed the dhow was “unsafe” and was sunk by the United States Navy.^[1]^[2]^[4]

Related pages

List of military operations during 2024

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 ^1.6 ^1.7 Gambrell, Jon; Becatoros, Elena; Copp, Tara (16 January 2024). "US military seizes Iranian missile parts bound for Houthi rebels in raid where 2 SEALs went missing" (News article). AP News. Jerusalem: Associated Press. Archived from the original on 16 January 2024. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 United States Department of Defense (16 January 2024). "USCENTCOM Seizes Iranian Advanced Conventional Weapons Bound for Houthis" (Press release). U.S. Central Command. United States Central Command (CENTCOM): United States federal government. Archived from the original on 16 January 2024. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
↑ "U.S. Seizes Iranian Missile Parts Bound for Yemen's Houthis, as New Commercial Ship Comes Under Suspected Fire". TIME magazine. Archived from the original on 16 January 2024. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 Reals, Tucker (16 January 2024). "U.S. says 2 SEALs lost seizing Iran weapons shipment for Houthis, as Qatar urges focus on Israel-Hamas war". CBS News. Retrieved 16 January 2024.

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[AP-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 ^1.6 ^1.7 Gambrell, Jon; Becatoros, Elena; Copp, Tara (16 January 2024). "US military seizes Iranian missile parts bound for Houthi rebels in raid where 2 SEALs went missing" (News article). AP News. Jerusalem: Associated Press. Archived from the original on 16 January 2024. Retrieved 16 January 2024.

[CENTCOM-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 United States Department of Defense (16 January 2024). "USCENTCOM Seizes Iranian Advanced Conventional Weapons Bound for Houthis" (Press release). U.S. Central Command. United States Central Command (CENTCOM): United States federal government. Archived from the original on 16 January 2024. Retrieved 16 January 2024.

[3] "U.S. Seizes Iranian Missile Parts Bound for Yemen's Houthis, as New Commercial Ship Comes Under Suspected Fire". TIME magazine. Archived from the original on 16 January 2024. Retrieved 16 January 2024.

[CBS-4] 4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 Reals, Tucker (16 January 2024). "U.S. says 2 SEALs lost seizing Iran weapons shipment for Houthis, as Qatar urges focus on Israel-Hamas war". CBS News. Retrieved 16 January 2024.

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