IRI’s  Naval Force has prevented the hijack of an oil tanker by pirates in the Gulf of Aden.

According to a report by the Public Relations Department of the force, in the past days, pirates in the Gulf of Aden planned to hijack an Iranian oil tanker named ‘Hadi’ but a naval task force arrived in the scene on time to rescue it.

A naval vessel was earlier dispatched to the Gulf of Aden to provide security for Iranian ships in the region.