The United States Central Command (CENTCOM) has confirmed that the Yemeni forces targeted MV Star Nasia, a Marshall Island-flagged, Greek-owned-and-operated bulk carrier transiting the Gulf of Aden.

Yemen's Armed Forces conducted a fresh strike against an American warship in the Gulf of Aden in another show of support for Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, who have come under a genocidal US-backed war by Israel.

Press TV - A senior commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has dismissed a recent allegation leveled by the United States about the seizure of an Iranian Yemen-bound arms cache in the Gulf of Aden, saying the US makes such claims in an attempt to make up for its defeats in Yemen. "The Americans occasionally raise such issues to justify ...

Sputnik - According to Iran's English-language broadcaster Press TV, Iranian authorities have deployed a naval destroyer armed with long-range cruise missiles to the Gulf of Aden to accompany national ships sailing in the region. The warship, described as "the most advanced destroyer", would reportedly be accompanied by a logistical vessel and a ...

MNA UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday expressed concern over the violent clashes in Yemens Aden and urged the parties to cease hostilities. In a statement, Guterres called on the parties in the conflict to engage in an inclusive dialogue to resolve their differences and address the legitimate concerns of all Yemenis. Fighting ...

June 16, The Iran Project - Following US President Donald Trump's trip to Japan, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe took a two-day trip to Iranfor what was widely seen as an attempt to calm escalating US-Iran tensions. This was the first visit by an incumbent head of the Japanese government to Iran since 1979. But the premier's efforts ended in flames ...

Reuters - Iranian naval forces intervened to repel pirates who attacked an Iranian oil tanker in the Gulf of Aden, state television reported on Friday. The broadcast said pirates in 11 speedboats attacked a tanker with a cargo of 150,000 tonnes on Thursday. It showed naval forces opening fire on speedboats, without saying whether the footage was ...

IRNA- Iran is willing to cooperate with Turkey to provide security of the Gulf of Aden should the country express readiness, the Iranian Army's deputy commander for coordination affairs said on Wednesday. The presence of the Islamic Republic in the Gulf of Aden is aimed at providing security for the shipping lines,' Admiral Habibollah Sayyari said ...

Sputnik - Tehran earlier warned Washington against limiting its energy exports, vowing to otherwise close the exit from the Persian Gulf. Considering that a significant part of the world's oil exports goes through the strait at the Persian Gulf's mouth, such a blockade could strongly affect the global energy market. The Iranian Students' ...

MNA A deputy official at Iran's Navy, Rear Admiral Hossein Ghahramani, said Fri. that 53 Iranian naval squadrons comprising warships and destroyers have constant presence in the Gulf of Aden and the Strait of Bab al-Mandab. Deputy Coordinator of Iranian Army Navys Engineering and Passive Defense Department Rear Admiral Hossein Ghahramani ...

IRNA - The Naval force Commander of the Islamic Republic of Iran considers the presence of pirates in the Gulf of Aden and the Strait of Bab-el-Mandeb as political- economic game saying the pirates are provided information and equipment for their activities. In an exclusive interview with the Islamic Republic News Agency, Admiral Hossein Khanzadi ...

FNA - The International Maritime Organization (IMO) lauded Iran for its efforts to fight against the Somalian pirates and establish security in the Western waters of the Indian Ocean and the Gulf of Aden. IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim made the remarks, addressing a ceremony in Tehran on Saturday to commemorate the 70th anniversary of approval ...

Tasnim The Iranian Navys 54th flotilla of warships is on an overseas mission to international waters. The naval fleet, comprising the Kharg Helicopter Carrier and Sabalan Destroyer, is on its way to the Indian Ocean. It will later arrive in the Gulf of Aden and Bab el-Mandeb Strait. This is Khargs first mission in years after being overhauled ...

Press TV - Iranian naval forces have thwarted a pirate attack on one of the countrys merchant vessels in the Gulf of Aden. Iran's 48th naval fleet, comprised of Alvand destroyer and Lavan logistic warship, rescued the Iranian ship from an attack by pirates in south of Ras Sharbitat region in Oman on Sunday morning. Gulf of Aden pirates attacked ...

Tasnim The Iranian Navys 47th flotilla came back to the country on Saturday after a mission that took more than two months. The naval flotilla, comprising Alborz destroyer and Bushehr warship, berthed at the southern port city of Bandar Abbas on Saturday morning. The flotilla had started its voyage on June 11. It went to Oman before sailing ...

Sputnik - A computer game just unveiled by Irans Amytis Entertainment Company is about the Iranian Navy fighting modern-day buccaneers in the pirate-infested Gulf of Aden. In an interview with Sputnik Persian, the games creator Shahin Sayad Haghighi spoke about its storyline and its chances of being sold worldwide. Fighting inthe Gulf ...

Sputnik - On Sunday, Iran's 47th Navy flotilla, comprised of Alborz destroyer and Bushehr logistic warship, set sail on its voyage to Oman. It will further go to the north of the Indian Ocean and the Gulf of Aden. Sputnik Persian talked to Iranian political analysts, who explained why Tehran is demonstrating its naval military might. On June 11, the ...

Tasnim The Gulf of Aden littoral states are making deliberate attempts to disrupt the presence of Iranian naval flotillas in high seas, Irans Navy commander said, noting, however, that Iranian forces continue to sail wherever international law allows regardless of antagonistic moves. Today, the Gulf of Aden littoral states have joined hands ...

IRNA Fifty five flotillas have been dispatched so far to the Gulf of Aden to provide security for some 4,000 commercial ships and oil tankers in the open waters, said the Islamic Republic of Irans Navy Commander. Irans Naval flotillas have been deployed in line with the international laws to provide the security of commercial ships and oil tankers ...

Tasnim The Iranian Navys 46th flotilla of warships left the countrys southern waters off the port city of Bandar Abbas for an overseas mission to the Gulf of Aden. The naval fleet, comprised of Sabalan and Lavan logistic warships, started its voyage after a ceremony in Bandar Abbas attended by Iranian Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari ...