Fars News Agency: Pirate Attack on Saudi Oil Tanker!

The Iranian Navy has thwarted a Pirate Attack on a Saudi Oil Tanker in International Waters. An attempted hijacking of a Saudi oil tanker by unknown pirate boats was foiled after an Iranian fleet of warships present in the region rushed to the scene. "After the regional center of Chabahar coast guard watch announced last night that a Saudi oil tanker had asked for help due to the suspicious approach of several unknown boats, a Jamaran destroyer was dispatched to the area swiftly," Lieutenant Commander of the Iranian Navy Rear Admiral Seyed Mahmoud Moussavi told reporters on Monday. "After the presence of the destroyer on the scene, the unknown boats fled the area, and the entire region came under the control of the Iranian Navy forces," he added. Moussavi did not mention the specific coordinates or region of the international waters that the Saudi oil tanker was saved by the Iranian destroyer, but the development has most likely taken place in the Sea of Oman, where Iran is presently staging massive war games. Iran's naval forces have deployed in the international waters of the Sea of Oman and the Indian Ocean, after they started massive war-games in international waters on Saturday.