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Piracy is leading to a rise in shipping costs Commander of Iran's Navy Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari says the country's naval forces have escorted about 1,000 cargo ships and oil tankers since April 2009.Rear Admiral Sayyari told IRNA on Tuesday that the Islamic Republic's Navy has foiled over 13 pirate attacks in open waters since the beginning of the current Iranian calendar year (on March 22).The Iranian commander noted that the Iranian naval forces are conducting active patrols in open seas, the Gulf of Aden, the Red Sea region and northern Indian Ocean.Sayyari went on to state that the country's patrolling warships have even saved some foreign ships and tankers from pirate attacks. Earlier in May, he asserted that the Iranian Navy ranks first in the region in terms of its possession of advanced naval equipment, facilities and technologies.According to Sayyari, the Navy's sphere of operation has currently expanded to 2,000 kilometers from the previous 400 square kilometers, and the logistical coverage for naval groups has also been extended to more than 6,000 or 7,000 kilometers off the coast.The Gulf of Aden, which links the Indian Ocean with the Red Sea, the Suez Canal, and the Mediterranean Sea, is the ...

Attacked by a speedboat carrying seven armed pirates The Islamic Republic of Iran Navy warships have saved the Iranian oil-tanker, Damavand, from a pirate attack in the Gulf of Aden. Damavand was attacked by a speedboat carrying seven armed pirates while sailing in the Gulf of Aden, south of Yemen, Fars News Agency reported.In their 11th confrontation with pirates this year, Iran's Navy forces thwarted the attack through their speedy action and effective use of firepower. As a result of the conflict, all pirates fled and the Iranian tanker Damavand resumed its journey in complete safety.Iran has recently stepped up efforts to combat piracy in the unstable areas of the Gulf of Aden and Horn of Africa, and secure its commercial vessels through their journeys throughout regional waters.The Gulf of Aden -- which links the Indian Ocean with the Suez Canal and the Mediterranean Sea -- is an important energy corridor, particularly because Persian Gulf oil is shipped to the West through the Suez Canal.Iran's Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari has also voiced Iran's readiness to protect foreign ships likely to fall victim to pirate attacks in piracy-stricken international waters.Iran's Navy fleets have escorted almost 1,000 Iranian commercial ships ...

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Anti-piracy efforts by Iran Iran's Navy is ready to provide protection for foreign ships that may be targeted by sea pirates in international waters, says Iran's Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari."We also help ships belonging to any foreign country that is ambushed by sea pirates and requests help in the region," Rear Admiral Sayyari said, quoted in an IRNA report on Friday."All Iranian and foreign ships that are under the escort of the Islamic Republic of Iran's Navy fleets, will safely pass through the region," he added.In line with international efforts against piracy, Iran's Navy has been conducting anti-piracy patrols in the Gulf of Aden since November 2008.The Iranian Navy commander went on to say that Iran is among the countries that are independently carrying out anti-piracy activities in the Gulf of Aden and was one of the first countries to deploy fleets to the region to fight sea piracy."Iran's Navy fleets have escorted almost 1,000 Iranian commercials ships and oil tankers in the Gulf of Aden... over the past two years," he noted, adding that during the same period, 30 cases of heavy clashes have occurred between Iran's Navy and sea pirates but no casualties or economic losses ...

Pirates intended to attack the Dandle with light weapons and RPG's from different sides The Iranian Navy has thwarted an attempt by pirates to hijack a Maltese-flagged cargo ship on its way to Iran in the Sea of Oman. The Iranian Naval forces saved the "Dandle" cargo ship when it was attacked by four speedboats of pirates, said Deputy Commander of the Iranian Navy Rear Admiral Gholam-Reza Khadem Bigham.The Iranian Navy commander added that the pirates intended to attack the Dandle with light weapons and RPG's from different sides but given the vigilance of the Iranian fleet, they were forced to flee, a statement by the Iranian Navy said.Saturday's incident brings to 10 the number of the Iranian Navy's confrontations with Somali pirates since the start of the new Persian Year on March 21.Rear Admiral Bigham also said that, following the Iranian Navy's successful attempts in fighting piracy, the Navy has increased the number of its forces in the northern Indian Ocean and the Gulf of Aden. Earlier, Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari announced that Iran's Navy is ready to provide protection for foreign ships that may be targeted by pirates in international waters.He stressed that all Iranian and foreign ...