Iran`s Jamaran destroyer saves Saudi tanker from pirate attack

TEHRAN, Dec.27 (MNA) – Iranian Deputy Navy Commander Mahmoud Mousavi announced on Monday that an attempt by pirates to hijack a Saudi Arabian tanker was foiled by the Jamaran destroyer during the Velayat-90 naval war games. “Last night, immediately after a Saudi Arabian oil tanker picked up a distress signal, the Jamaran destroyer was deployed to the region,” Mousavi said, adding, “The pirate boats escaped because of the destroyer.”