Press TV - Iranian naval forces have thwarted a pirate attack on one of the countrys merchant vessels in the Gulf of Aden. Iran's 48th naval fleet, comprised of Alvand destroyer and Lavan logistic warship, rescued the Iranian ship from an attack by pirates in south of Ras Sharbitat region in Oman on Sunday morning. Gulf of Aden pirates attacked ...

Tasnim Military forces on board the Iranian Navys 48th flotilla rescued one of the countrys merchant vessels from a pirate attack near the Bab el-Mandeb Strait on Monday. The pirates, sailing seven boats equipped with light and semi-heavy assault weapons, launched an attack on the Iranian trade vessel near the Bab el-Mandeb Strait on Monday morning....

Tasnim Irans naval forces saved one of the countrys trade vessels from a massive pirate attack in the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait, which links the Gulf of Aden to the Red Sea. The Navys 44th flotilla of warships, which patrols the Gulf of Aden waters in an overseas mission, saved the trade vessel when Somalian pirates tried to hijack it. The pirates,...

TEHRAN, Oct. 17 (MNA) Irans 44th naval fleet has foiled pirate attacks on two Iranian tankers during days of its presence in the open waters and the Gulf of Aden.Early on Monday morning, pirates of Gulf of Aden, who mainly come from Somali coasts, sought to carry out a raid and highjack an Iranian merchant ship though they were forced to flee following ...

Iran's Navy warships have foiled a pirate attack on an Iranian oil tanker close to the Bab el-Mandeb strait, which connects the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden off the coast of lawless Somalia, Press TV reported. The late Sunday report says the Iranian navy rushed to the site earlier in the day after it received a distress signal from the tanker, which ...

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 ...

[caption id="attachment_103264" align="alignright" width="242"] An Iranian Army soldier stands guard on a military speed boat during naval exercises in the Strait of Hormuz. (File photo)[/caption] The Islamic Republic of Irans naval forces have successfully foiled a pirate attack on an Iranian oil tanker in the Red Sea, off the coast of Somalia. The ...

Irans naval forces have thwarted two pirate attacks against an Iranian vessel in Bab-el-Mandeb Strait, the Iranian Navy commander says. The 30th fleet of the Iranian Navy rescued an Iranian ship from pirates in the vicinity of Bab-el-Mandeb Strait, Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari said. The pirates first attacked the ship with eight armed speed ...

TEHRAN The Iranian Navys 29th fleet of warships on Saturday morning thwarted an attempt by pirates to hijack an Iranian commercial ship in the Red Sea, Rear Admiral Siavash Jarreh said, according to the public relations department of the Iranian Navy. The deputy commander of the Navy said that Iranian naval warships intercepted seven pirate boats ...

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari condemned the attempts made by certain countries to destabilize the region, saying they have equipped international pirates with speed boats and other heavy weaponries. Admiral Sayyari who was speaking to reporters about the Iranian navies' bravery in their tough combat against ...