Iran's courageous naval forces rescued Iranianoil tanker 'Hatef' from pirates on Saturday, IRNA reported. The Iranian oil tanker 'Hatef' moving towards Suez Canal from Khark Island was attacked by a group of pirates twice in Gulf of Aden, 80 miles away from Ras Fartak, but courageous and vigilant Iranian naval commandos left the pirate attack barren....

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian warships have rescued five trade vessels in the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean after tough battles with pirates, Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari said. "The 30th flotilla had 5 cases of severe conflicts with the pirates," Admiral Sayyari told FNA in Roudbar city, Northern Iran, on Sunday. He said that ...

Iranian naval forces have rescued an Iranian oil tanker from an attack by a group of pirates approximately 20 nautical miles off Omans Masirah Island. On Sunday, two pirate speedboats attacked and tried to hijack an Iranian oil tanker but the Iranian Navy intervened and forced the pirates to flee the scene. The Iranian Navy has been conducting anti-...