The US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced on Tuesday the transfer of weapons and ammunition, confiscated from the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, to the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

Centcom said in a statement, “On April 4, the United States government transferred more than 5,000 AK-47 (Kalashnikov weapons), machine guns, sniper rifles, an RPG-7, and more than 500,000 pieces of 7 caliber ammunition.” ,62 mm to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.”

She added, "These weapons will help Ukraine defend itself against the Russian invasion, and there is enough equipment to arm a battalion."

Centcom reported that weapons and ammunition were confiscated between May 2021 and February 2023 from four “boats that do not belong to any country” during their transfer from the Iranian Revolutionary Guard to the Houthis in Yemen.

The US Central Command affirmed that it is “committed to working with allies and partners to confront the flow of deadly Iranian aid in the region by all legitimate means, including US and UN sanctions, and through interception operations.”

It considered that Iran’s support for armed groups “threatens international and regional security, our forces, our diplomatic staff, and citizens in the region, as well as our partners. We will continue to do everything in our power to highlight and stop Iran’s destabilizing activities.”