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Sun, 08/21/2011 - 14:13
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Commander: Iranian Navy to Strengthen Deployment in High Seas
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari announced that the country plans to boost deployment of naval vessels and forces outside Iran's territorial waters, adding that such a presence needs a strategic Navy force.
"Presence in the high seas needs a strategic Navy force and any country which is able to maintain its long-term presence in the high seas enjoys a strategic Navy force," Sayyari said on Saturday night.
He also hailed the Iranian Navy for its powerful deployment in the high seas, and said the measure indicated the honor of the Iranian nation.
Iran has remarkably boosted its naval power in recent years. Early in July, Iran's Yunes submarine, sailing alongside warships of the 14th fleet of the Iranian Navy, returned home from an almost two-month-long mission in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden.
The deployment of Iranian military submarine in the Red Sea was the first such operation by the country's navy in far-off waters.
Iran has also deployed warships in the Red Sea to combat Somali pirates.
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.
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.
"Presence in the high seas needs a strategic Navy force and any country which is able to maintain its long-term presence in the high seas enjoys a strategic Navy force," Sayyari said on Saturday night.
He also hailed the Iranian Navy for its powerful deployment in the high seas, and said the measure indicated the honor of the Iranian nation.
Iran has remarkably boosted its naval power in recent years. Early in July, Iran's Yunes submarine, sailing alongside warships of the 14th fleet of the Iranian Navy, returned home from an almost two-month-long mission in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden.
The deployment of Iranian military submarine in the Red Sea was the first such operation by the country's navy in far-off waters.
Iran has also deployed warships in the Red Sea to combat Somali pirates.
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.
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.
