Iran sends warships to Bab-el-Mandeb Strait

TEHRAN – Iran’s Navy has dispatched its 61st flotilla to Bab-el-Mandab Strait and the Gulf of Aden to secure maritime routes used by Iranian vessels, Chief of the Navy’s Southern Fleet Afshin Tashk said on Sunday.

The flotilla, comprising the Navy’s Sabalan destroyer and the Bandar Abbas logistical vessel, had set sail from the southern port city of Bandar Abbas on Saturday, IRNA quoted Tashak as saying.
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Source: tehrantimes.com

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