A convoy of Iranian ships that were thought to be carrying weapons for Houthi rebels has changed course and is no longer bound for Yemen, according to the US Navy. The climb down by Iran avoided a possible confrontation with Saudi and US warships enforcing a blockade of Yemen. AFP: Yemeni Foreign Minister Riyadh Yassin on Thursday accused Tehran of trying to break a naval blockade on his country, describing the war as an "Iranian plot implemented by the Huthi militia". A US official said Thursday the nine-ship Iranian convoy that had been heading for Yemen is "no longer on the same course". The USS Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier and other American warships have deployed off Yemen's coast to track the Iranian flotilla and possibly prevent any arms deliveries to the Iran-backed Huthi Shiite rebels. The flotilla included two "armed vessels," said the US official, who spoke on condition of anonymity. It was possible the...(Read Full Post)