Coalitions Make For Strange Partnerships

I think it is interesting, but to be honest, what has me curious is the logistics.

Iran said on Saturday it had dispatched a warship to the Gulf of Aden to protect Iranian vessels against pirates hijacking ships, state radio reported.

"An Iranian warship entered the Gulf of Aden to protect Iranian commercial ships against pirates there," state radio quoted an unnamed Iranian navy official as saying.

Assuming it is true, I'd be curious which ship, and how long it can be sustained forward for. This would make for a bunch of good questions for both the EU and 5th Fleet folks, because Iran has to be working with someone, a stand alone ship deployment is beyond their means unless this is basically a two week cruise.