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“The Iranian Navy dispatched its 18th flotilla of warships to the Gulf of Aden on January 21 to protect the country’s cargo ships and oil tankers against Somali pirates. Addressing a ceremony here in Tehran today, Sayyari said the Iranian Navy’s fleet of warships, comprised of Khark warship and Shahid Naqdi destroyer, docked at Jeddah this morning, and added that the mission is part of the Navy’s moves in line with the orders of the Supreme Leader for having a stronger presence in the high seas. The commander said that the navy ships’ 70-80-day mission is aimed at demonstrating Iran’s power in the high seas. While enemies try to portray Iran’s growing power as a threat to the regional states, the Admiral indicated that such missions prove that Iran’s military power is used to defend the region and can, thus, defuse the plot hatched by the enemies to spread Iranophobia …………” Fars News Agency

So while the U.S. Fifth Fleet is anchored at Manama, the Iranian 18th Fleet is anchored at Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. And since when do the Saudis allow the Iranian navy to anchor at the port of Jeddah? Or is their hostility is confined to the Gulf and Lebanon and Syria?
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