Iran-Somalia Relations

Spokesman for the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has strongly condemned Saturday's terrorist operation in the Somali capital of Mogadishu, which resulted in the deaths and injuries of tens of people.

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi says 17 Iranian sailors who had been detained in Somalia have returned to the Islamic Republic.

Iran's Intelligence Ministry has shed some light on a covert operation in Somalia that recently led to the release of four Iranian fishermen held captive by pirates.

Four Iranian fishermen taken captive by pirates in international waters near Somalia have been released by Iran’s intelligence forces.

Iranian foreign ministry spokesman has denounced a deadly blast in the Somalian capital of Mogadishu, which has killed and wounded dozens of innocent people.

Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi has condemned Somalia for opening fire on an Iranian fishing boat and killing the captain of the vessel and injuring another sailor.

Iran’s Foreign Ministry strongly denounced a recent terrorist attack in Somalia, which claimed dozens of lives, and called for concerted global efforts to uproot terrorism and extremism.