The Iranian Navy has sent a Alvand-class frigate, Alborz, and supply vessel, Bushehr, to the Gulf of Aden on Apr. 8.
By PH1 Alex Hicks [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Both ships left Bandar Abbas “to provide [safety for] Iran’s shipping lines and protect the Islamic Republic of Iran’s interests in the high seas,” Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari said.