
The French naval special forces, along with their US and British counterparts, are now involved in combating the smuggling of Iranian weapons to the Houthi militias in Yemen, an indication of a noticeable change in France’s policy.
Paris announced that its Elite special forces seized a boatload of Iranian-supplied weapons and ammunition bound for Houthis in Yemen as part of a deepening effort to contain Tehran, according to the Wall Street Journal (WSJ), which cited officials familiar with the operation.