TEHRAN (Tasnim) The Iranian naval forces have saved two of the countrys oil tankers from pirates in the Gulf of Aden over the past 48 hours. In two separate operations, the Iranian Navy's 34th fleet of warships repelled pirate attacks on two Iranian oil tankers after several hours of confrontation. The 34th fleet, comprising Bushehr ...

Irans naval forces have once again managed to thwart a spate of organized pirate attacks targeting an Iranian oil tanker in high seas. The Iranian Navy said in a statement on Tuesday that pirates in 12 boats made three attempts to hijack the Iranian oil tanker in the waters of the Gulf of Aden and Bab el-Mandeb Strait early this morning. However,...