Iranian Navy Rescues Tanker From Pirates

KHOSH AMADID!

The Iranian navy has opened fire on pirates to foil an attack on an Iranian oil tanker near the Gulf of Aden after it received a distress signal from the tanker last Sunday, which was under attack from some 35 pirate boats.

The pirate boats fled after the Iranian forces opened fire. It did not report any casualties. Iranian vessels are part of an international flotilla of warships that patrols the Gulf of Aden near the entrance to the Red Sea, to protect shipping from Somalia-based pirates.

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