Iran sends 14th fleet of warships to Gulf of Aden

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Iran sends 14th fleet of warships to Gulf of Aden

Tehran Times Political Desk

TEHRAN - Iran has dispatched the 14th fleet of the its warships to the Gulf of

Aden in order to protect vessels sailing in the area, Kamran Farhang of the Navy

said on Sunday.

The dispatching took place following the return of the previous fleet of

warships to the country, Farhang stated.

The 14th fleet includes a submarine and a destroyer, which will patrol the areas

with the message of peace and friendship, he explained.

The 13th fleet of Navy warships was dispatched to the Gulf of Aden and

international waters in March in order to protect the trade vessels and oil

tankers sailing in the region.

For instance, the warships thwarted pirates' efforts to attack and hijack a

300-ton Iranian oil tanker en route from Khark Island in Iran to an Egyptian

port early in April.