Media reports say the roughly 30 armed pirates who had held the vessel left the ship and handed over its seafarers unharmed.
Iranian forces reported stopping the vessels over a two-day period, though no details were given on the ships or the measures taken.
A senior Yemeni official said protecting the strategic Red Sea corridor requires joint regional and international effort, and called for a stronger partnership with Yemen's government.
Yemen's presidential council chief Rashad al-Alimi said security in the Red Sea and Bab el-Mandeb Strait depends on the presence of a strong Yemeni state.
A crew member died after an attack on an Indian-flagged cargo vessel near the coast of Oman.
Oman's maritime security authorities said the Antigua and Barbuda-flagged vessel CAPE DAO was hit off Musandam.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said Pakistan aims to build a modern, globally competitive maritime sector.
The UK Maritime Trade Operations agency said the vessel caught fire after being hit by an unidentified projectile.
A UK maritime agency said the vessel caught fire and was left adrift after being hit by an unidentified projectile in the Strait of Hormuz, with two casualties reported.
The EU's foreign policy chief said additional naval resources are needed to safeguard commercial shipping routes through the Red Sea and other key maritime choke points.
All crew members are reported safe and no environmental impact has been recorded, a maritime agency says.
Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani notes that 40% of Italy's maritime trade and 60% of goods exported to Asia pass through the Red Sea, according to Anadolu Agency.
Saudi Arabia hosted representatives from a multinational naval coalition as officials weigh steps to protect commercial vessels transiting the Red Sea, Al Jazeera reported.
Federal investigators are examining a cyberattack that reportedly disrupted navigation and propulsion systems on at least one vessel bound for American waters, according to TechCrunch.
Saudi Defense Ministry says gathering marks continued shift from the coalition's founding stage toward full operational status
UK-based maritime security agency says fire caused by the incident was extinguished, as tensions persist in the strategic waterway.
Guido Crosetto warns that delays to Red Sea navigation are driving up costs for businesses and households
Anadolu Agency analysis says advances by Yemen's Houthi movement into strategic areas have expanded its capacity to affect shipping through one of the world's busiest maritime chokepoints.
A skiff pursued a westbound tanker east of Aden, the UK Maritime Trade Operations agency said, in the latest reported incident in the region's shipping lanes.
Guido Crosetto says delaying action to protect Italian vessels transiting the Bab el-Mandeb strait would harm the economy and worsen existing problems.