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Mon, 07/18/2011 - 15:27
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Iran to Extend Naval Presence to Atlantic
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran's Navy plans to deploy fleets of warships in the Atlantic Ocean, a senior Iranian navy commander announced on Monday.
"In case of a final approval, the Army's naval fleet will be dispatched to the Atlantic Ocean," Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari told FNA today.
He pointed to the continued deployment of Iranian warships and submarines in international waters and the high-seas, and reiterated that the Navy would "continue its presence in the Mediterranean Sea, the Suez Canal, South of the Indian Ocean and the high seas".
Earlier this month, the Iranian Navy's submarines accomplished their first mission in the high seas and returned home.
The Iranian Navy's subsurface vessel had joined the 14th fleet of warships for an international mission in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden.
The flotilla returned home this month 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 continued attacks by Somali pirates.
Iran started continued trans-regional missions in 2008 and has already dispatched several flotillas of warships to the high seas, mostly the Gulf of Aden.
The Iranian Army Navy and the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Navy have tight cooperation in controlling the country's waterways and protecting Iran's interests inside territorial waters and in the high seas.
Iran's naval power has even been acknowledged by foes. In a Sep. 11, 2008 report, the Washington Institute for the Near East Policy said that in the two decades since the Iraqi imposed war on Iran, the Islamic Republic has excelled in naval capabilities and is able to wage unique asymmetric warfare against larger naval forces.
According to the report, Iran's Navy has been transformed into a highly motivated, well-equipped, and well-financed force and is effectively in control of the world's oil lifeline, the Strait of Hormuz.
"In case of a final approval, the Army's naval fleet will be dispatched to the Atlantic Ocean," Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari told FNA today.
He pointed to the continued deployment of Iranian warships and submarines in international waters and the high-seas, and reiterated that the Navy would "continue its presence in the Mediterranean Sea, the Suez Canal, South of the Indian Ocean and the high seas".
Earlier this month, the Iranian Navy's submarines accomplished their first mission in the high seas and returned home.
The Iranian Navy's subsurface vessel had joined the 14th fleet of warships for an international mission in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden.
The flotilla returned home this month 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 continued attacks by Somali pirates.
Iran started continued trans-regional missions in 2008 and has already dispatched several flotillas of warships to the high seas, mostly the Gulf of Aden.
The Iranian Army Navy and the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Navy have tight cooperation in controlling the country's waterways and protecting Iran's interests inside territorial waters and in the high seas.
Iran's naval power has even been acknowledged by foes. In a Sep. 11, 2008 report, the Washington Institute for the Near East Policy said that in the two decades since the Iraqi imposed war on Iran, the Islamic Republic has excelled in naval capabilities and is able to wage unique asymmetric warfare against larger naval forces.
According to the report, Iran's Navy has been transformed into a highly motivated, well-equipped, and well-financed force and is effectively in control of the world's oil lifeline, the Strait of Hormuz.
