Iran to send 24th fleet of warships to intl. waters

TEHRAN,Jan.17(MNA) – The commander of the Iranian Navy said that the Navy’s 24th fleet of warships will go on a three-month mission in international waters in the near future. Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari said that the fleet will patrol the northern Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Aden, the Bab el-Mandeb, the Red Sea, the Suez Canal, and the Mediterranean Sea.