Iranian navy ships sail through English Channel en route to Russia for first time
Experts say one of them – a former oil tanker – could be a way for Iran to sidestep US sanctions by transporting petroleum under the flag of a warship.
Biggest ship in Iran’s navy catches fire, sinks in unexplained circumstances
Iranian officials offered no cause for the fire but it comes after a series of mysterious explosions that began in 2019 affecting ships in the Gulf of Oman.