Iran’s Army navy fleet return home from int'l mission
The Iranian Army Navy's intelligence and operational fleet 76 docked on Thursday at Bandar Abbas port after an 87-day mission in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden.
Upon their arrival, the Iranian Army Navy's intelligence and operational fleet 76 were welcomed by the Army-Navy commanders and personnel at Bandar Abbas County, Hormozgan Province, Iran.
During the welcoming ceremony, the commander of the District 1 of the Army-Navy in the Persian Gulf, Commodore Arya Shafaghat Rudsari said that the 77th Naval Fleet of the Army-Navy had been dispatched to the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden to continue the escorting mission.
He added that securing Iran's commercial lines in the Red Sea, the Gulf of Aden, and Bab al-Mandab Strait has been to deliver Iran's message of peace and friendship to other states present in international waters.
The 76th Naval Fleet of the Army-Navy had been dispatched to escort the Iranian oil tankers and commercial ships in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, he noted.
He further noted that the fleet spent more than 78 days in their mission in international waters sailed a distance of more than 7600 nautical miles.
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