article_snippet.sent: Iran has sent two warships to the waters off Yemen while the US has accelerated moves to supply weapons to the Saudi-led coalition as foreign powers get drawn deeper into the conflict.
article_snippet.sent: The Alborz destroyer and Bushehr support vessel sailed from Bandar Abbas to the Gulf of Aden today with military bosses claiming the move is designed to protect Iranian shipping from piracy.
article_snippet.sent: The Iranian ships will patrol the Gulf of Aden, south ofYemen, and the Red Sea, Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari said in comments cited by Press TV .
highlights_snippet.sent: Destroyer and support ship sent from Bandar Abbas, Iran, to Gulf of Aden .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: Military chiefs claim the move is to protect Iranian shipping from piracy .
  