Iran Fishermen Freed From Suspected Pirates, U.S. Navy Says
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The U.S. Navy said it rescued 13 Iranian fishermen held hostage by pirates in the Northern Arabian Sea days after an Iranian military leader warned against sending a U.S. aircraft carrier into the Persian Gulf.
A boarding team from the guided-missile destroyer USS Kidd -- part of the John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group -- detained 15 suspected pirates aboard a fishing dhow, the Al Molai, according to a statement yesterday from the U.S. Naval Forces Central Command Public Affairs Office. The dhow had been abducted and used as a “mother ship” for pirate operations throughout the Persian Gulf, according to the Navy.