An attempt by pirates to hijack an Iranian oil tanker in the strait connecting the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden was foiled after an Iranian fleet of warships present in the region rushed to the scene. Lieutenant Commander of the Iranian Navy Rear Admiral Seyed Mahmoud Moussavi said that the Iranian oil tanker came under attack by 35 Somali pirate speedboats near the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait. Moussavi said that the Iranian naval forces' swift action forced the pirates to flee the scene.
No injuries were reported among the crews of the Iranian ships. |