Four ships each carrying six armed pirates attempted to hijack the tanker, which was heading for the Bab-el Mandeb Strait, but were warded off after an Iranian Navy escort squad fired warning shots.
Full ArticleIran navy thwarts 'pirate attack' on oil tanker in Gulf of Aden - report
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