Tehran said on Monday it had sent warships to the hotly contested Red Sea waters as other countries' navies worked to thwart attacks by Iran-backed Houthi terrorists.
Semi-official Tasnim news agency report Iranian frigate alborz It was completed and released by the British company Vickers in 1969., The national flag will be hoisted along major shipping routes.
Tasnim did not provide details of the incident in its report. Mr. Alborz Although the mission was accomplished, it highlighted the regional impact of Israel's war against Hamas terrorists in Gaza.
“Development in the Gulf of Aden and the Bab al-Mandeb Strait is accelerating in the wake of rising tensions in the Gaza conflict,” the newspaper said, echoing the Iranian government's long-declared actions in its war with the West. repeated.
Iranian General Hossein Salami said he was seeking “harsh, resolute, regrettable, decisive and complete” revenge against the United States. https://t.co/9xWXPX0JEW
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On Sunday, the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said in a statement that U.S. Navy helicopters sank three Houthi-operated ships that attacked a container ship in the Red Sea, Breitbart News reported.
Britain's defense secretary warned on Monday that London was “ready to take direct action” against the Houthis.
The Arvand class was originally a group of four frigates designed and built in the United Kingdom for the Imperial Iranian Navy in the late 1960s. Three of them are still in operation. The fourth ship, she, was sunk by the US Navy in 1988. Here Alborz (No. 72) and Sabalan (No. 73) are seen sailing together. (Iran front page/Wikipedia)
Defense Secretary Grant Shapps said: “We stand ready to take direct action and will not hesitate to take further action to stop threats to freedom of navigation in the Red Sea.” I have written inside daily telegraph newspaper.
The newspaper said Britain was cooperating with the US on a possible military strike against the Houthis and a joint statement was imminent giving the militants a final warning to halt their attacks.
The situation is escalating in the Red Sea. https://t.co/Q5XDuU2o2L
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Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis have been targeting ships in the Red Sea since November to show support for the Palestinian Islamist terrorist group Hamas in its war with Israel.
In response, many major shipping companies have switched to longer, more expensive routes that avoid the region altogether.
