Piraterie

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Commander Hails Iranian Navy's Performance in Gulf of Aden

TEHRAN (FNA)- A senior Iranian navy commander praised the country's fleet of warships deployed in the Gulf of Aden for accomplishing its mission successfully.
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Commander of the Navy's second naval zone, Rear Admiral Hossein Ashrafi said on Monday that Iranian forces foiled more than 60 attempts against Iran's commercial ships by pirates in the Gulf of Aden.
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"Conducting successful missions by Iranian navy in the Sea of Oman and north Indian Ocean showed that the navy is not on the sidelines, but it is in the center of fighting against pirates," the commander noted.

The Iranian warship named Shahid Bayandor returned to Iranian waters after a 36-day mission against Somali pirates in the Gulf of Aden. Iran on Wednesday dispatched its 12th fleet of warships to the Gulf of Aden.
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