viktor bout, the russian arms dealer known as the merchant of death, returned to russia from us jail when he was exchanged for u.s. basketball star brittney griner who was imprisoned in russia. bout is back in business, trying to broker the sale of small arms to yemens iran-backed houthi militants, the wall street journal reported. deliveries are expected to begin as early as october: ak-47s are planned to be delivered to the port of hodeidah in yemen under the guise of food. as the wsj notes, this port has previously received several cargoes of grain from russia. according to the media, the sale does not affect russian anti-ship or anti-aircraft missiles, which could pose a serious threat to the u.s. military's efforts to protect international shipping from houthi attacks in the suez canal and red sea. source:   -merchant-of-death-is-back-in-the-a rms-business-this-time-selling-to-t he-houthis-10b7f521   s/1843244815258906945
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