At the beginning of the 1980s the ship took part, in September 1982, in the ITALCON mission for peace operations in Lebanon, as part of the UN mission UNIFIL. At the end of the decade the ship was then engaged in the Persian Gulf, during the Iran-Iraq conflict. Sailing in hostile waters are very dangerous and the Italian motor ship Jolly Rubino, attacked by the Iranian, this prompted the Navy to send a contingent to the area, made up of frigates, logistic units and minesweepers engaged in escort operations on the ship merchant and landmine clearance.