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193033
Tue, 07/05/2011 - 15:46
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Commander: Iran to Redeploy Submarines in High Seas if Necessary
TEHRAN (FNA)- A senior Iranian Navy commander announced that the country will continue dispatching submarines to the far seas in future if necessary.
Ahmad Reza Baqeri, the commander of the 14th fleet of warships deployed in Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, said once the Navy studies and assesses the results and outcomes of the recent voyage, it will embark on deploying submarines in the far seas again if necessary.
The flotilla returned home on Monday after accomplishing a nearly two-month-long mission in the Gulf of Aden, where it defended the country's cargo ships and oil tankers against the continued attacks of the Somali pirates.
The Iranian Navy's 14th fleet of warships was comprised of IRI Bandar Abbas Warship and IRI Shahid Naqdi Destroyer and also a submarine named Younus.
It was the first mission of the Iranian Navy's subsurface vessels in international and free waters and the Islamic Republic's flotilla returned home after accomplishing all its missions and a short stop on the Omani coasts.
Baqeri, who is also commander of the Navy's Northern Fleet, said that dispatch of the Iranian submarines to long missions has shocked the naval forces of the other countries since they couldn't believe that Iranian submarines have the ability to accomplish long missions.
The commander also said that 400 navy personnel had taken part in the mission and provided safe passage for Iranian cargo ships in international waters, specially the Gulf of Aden.
The Iranian Navy has been conducting anti-piracy patrols in the Gulf of Aden since November 2008, when Somali raiders hijacked the Iranian-chartered cargo ship, MV Delight, off the coast of Yemen.
According to UN Security Council resolutions, different countries can send their warships to the Gulf of Aden and coastal waters of Somalia against the pirates and even with prior notice to Somali government enter the territorial waters of that country in pursuit of Somali sea pirates.
The Gulf of Aden - which links the Indian Ocean with the Suez Canal and the Mediterranean Sea - is an important energy corridor, particularly because Persian Gulf oil is shipped to the West via the Suez Canal.
Ahmad Reza Baqeri, the commander of the 14th fleet of warships deployed in Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, said once the Navy studies and assesses the results and outcomes of the recent voyage, it will embark on deploying submarines in the far seas again if necessary.
The flotilla returned home on Monday after accomplishing a nearly two-month-long mission in the Gulf of Aden, where it defended the country's cargo ships and oil tankers against the continued attacks of the Somali pirates.
The Iranian Navy's 14th fleet of warships was comprised of IRI Bandar Abbas Warship and IRI Shahid Naqdi Destroyer and also a submarine named Younus.
It was the first mission of the Iranian Navy's subsurface vessels in international and free waters and the Islamic Republic's flotilla returned home after accomplishing all its missions and a short stop on the Omani coasts.
Baqeri, who is also commander of the Navy's Northern Fleet, said that dispatch of the Iranian submarines to long missions has shocked the naval forces of the other countries since they couldn't believe that Iranian submarines have the ability to accomplish long missions.
The commander also said that 400 navy personnel had taken part in the mission and provided safe passage for Iranian cargo ships in international waters, specially the Gulf of Aden.
The Iranian Navy has been conducting anti-piracy patrols in the Gulf of Aden since November 2008, when Somali raiders hijacked the Iranian-chartered cargo ship, MV Delight, off the coast of Yemen.
According to UN Security Council resolutions, different countries can send their warships to the Gulf of Aden and coastal waters of Somalia against the pirates and even with prior notice to Somali government enter the territorial waters of that country in pursuit of Somali sea pirates.
The Gulf of Aden - which links the Indian Ocean with the Suez Canal and the Mediterranean Sea - is an important energy corridor, particularly because Persian Gulf oil is shipped to the West via the Suez Canal.
