WASHINGTON – The United States has claimed to recover Iranian weapons fromAfghanistan militants.

US on Thursday displayed pieces of what it said were Iranian weaponsdeployed to militants in Afghanistan and Yemen.

The second presentation of Iranian weapons by the Pentagon, many of whichwere handed over by Saudi Arabia, coincides with growing concern inCongress over US military support for the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen’scivil war, which has led to a deep humanitarian crisis, Reuters said in areport.

Brian Hook, the US Special Representative for Iran, told reporters theIranian threat is growing and warned of an “accumulating risk ofescalation” in the region if the United States fails to act.

“Today we are unveiling Iran’s Sayyad-2 C surface to air missile which yousee behind me. This missile was designed and manufactured in Iran and thewriting in Farsi on its side translates as ‘the hunter missile.’ Theconspicuous Farsi markings is Iran’s way of saying they don’t mind beingcaught violating UN resolutions,” Hook said.

“Fajr rockets have also been added to the display and are located next theanti-tank guided missiles. These weapons were recovered in Helmand, nearKandahar Air Field, by the Afghan National Army from the Taliban. Iran hasbeen providing materiel support to the Taliban since at least 2007. Thesesame rockets have been used by Hamas in the past,” he added.