Army Navy’s 90th flotilla returns home
The Iranian Navy’s 90th flotilla of warships arrived home on Tuesday after sailing in international waters for 84 days to ensure the security of Iranian and foreign merchant ships.
A number of naval officials including the Army Navy Commander for Coordinating Affairs Admiral Babak Balouch were participating in a ceremony on Tuesday in Bandar Abbas to welcome the return of the Navy’s 90th flotilla of warships, according to Mehr news agency.
“In order to ensure maritime security and maintain and protect commercial fleets, the Army Navy conducts constant maritime operations,” Admiral Balouch stated in his address to the ceremony.
“The 90th Fleet has taken measures to ensure the security of all communication lines by sailing in the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea while escorting and supporting Iranian and foreign commercial vessels that are present in those regions,” he added.
The naval official further said that foreign sanctions cannot prevent Iran from sailing its merchant ships in international waters.