Navy thwarts pirate attack on Iranian oil tanker

An attempt by pirates to hijack an Iranian oil tanker North of a strait connecting the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden was foiled due to the timely action by the Iranian fleet of warships present in the region, FNA reported.The Iranian oil tanker came under attack by 6 Somali pirate speedboats 35 miles North of the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait.The Iranian naval forces and commandos' swift action forced the pirates to flee the scene.The Iranian Navy has been conducting anti-piracy patrols in the Gulf of

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