Iranian frigate Sabalan Iranian frigate Sabalan Sabalan (in Persian سبلان) is a British-made Vosper Mark V-class (or ) frigate in the Iranian Navy. Commissioned in June 1972 as part of a four-ship order, the "Sabalan" was originally named IIS "Rostam", after Rostam, a legendary hero in the Shahnameh, but was renamed after the Islamic revolution for Sabalan, the Iranian mountain. During the Iran–Iraq War, the warship became infamous for attacks against the crews of unarmed and often neutral tankers and other merchant ships. Before these attacks, "Sabalan"s captain would often board the ships and pretend to carry out a friendly inspection, sometimes even
Mount Alayta Mount Alayta Mount Alayta is a shield volcano in the Afar Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Afar Triangle (Afar Depression), a highly active volcanic region which includes the adjacent Mount Afdera, this volcano covers an area of 2700 square kilometers southwest of Lake Afrera. A chain of younger craters are aligned along a north-northwest axis in the basaltic-to-trachytic shield along the east side of the shield volcano, which extends to the western flank of Mount Afdera. The Alayta Lavafeld covered by fresh lava streams was formed from a series of north-south fissures. In two areas on the southern side