Iranian Navy Deputy Commander Rear Admiral Seyyed Mahmoud Mousavi said Iran’s Navy has thus far escorted about one thousand cargo ships and oil tankers.
He added that Iran’s Navy would soon dock its “floating service station” in Bab-el-Mandeb Strait to better guard ships running between the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden.
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