Iran Navy tests new homegrown cruise missile in Sea of Oman

TEHRAN — Iran’s Navy successfully test-fired new homegrown cruise missiles on Thursday during a military exercise in the Sea of Oman and the northern parts of the Indian Ocean.

Funeral procession held for Navy sailors

TEHRAN - A funeral procession was held for 19 Iranian Navy personnel in the southwestern port city of Chabahar on Tuesday.

Khanzadi says Navy is firm supporter of Iran’s defense policy 

TEHRAN – Navy will remain a firm supporter of Iran’s defense policy, Navy Commander Rear Admiral Hossein Khanzadi said on Saturday. 

Tel Aviv repeats allegations against Iran's peaceful nuclear and defense missile programs 

Israeli spy agency's chief Yossi Cohen has said that Iran is his department's first priority, voicing concern over Tehran's nuclear technology and missile program. 

Joint wargame is a response to U.S. unilateralism, Russian analyst says 

TEHRAN - A senior member of the Russian Council on Inter-Ethnic Relations said on Saturday that the joint drills by naval forces of Iran, Russia and China proved that the U.S. unilateralist policy has no place in today’s world. 

Military exercise displays power and solidarity between the three countries

Iran, Russia, China stage joint naval drill in Sea of Oman

CHABAHAR PORT - Naval forces of Iran, Russia and China kicked off a large-scale maritime exercise in the northern part of the Indian Ocean and the Sea of Oman on Friday morning.

Commander: Navy building modern torpedo-equipped hovercrafts 

TEHRAN - Iran’s Navy commander has said that his force is now building a state-of-the-art model of hovercrafts that are equipped with hidden missiles and torpedo system.  

The Iranian navy will stage military exercises with China and Russia at start of 2020 

Navy chief: Iran to mass produce undersea missiles 

TEHRAN – The Iranian Navy commander announced on Sunday that his forces have accessed the technology to launch missiles from under the sea, vowing to upgrade the mission to mass production in the near future. 

Iranian Navy sends 64th fleet of warships to int'l waters

TEHRAN – The 64th combat-reconnaissance flotilla of the Iranian Navy left the southern port city of Bandar Abbas on Tuesday for the high seas to safeguard maritime routes used by Iranian vessels in international waters. 

Iran captures 4 trespassing fishing vessels in Arvand waterway

TEHRAN – Iranian naval guards have seized four Indian fishing vessels for trespassing on the country's territorial waters in the Arvand waterway on the mouth of the Persian Gulf. 

Rouhani praises National Navy Day

TEHRAN – In a message to congress marking National Navy Day on Tuesday, President Hassan Rouhani lauded the Navy for its outstanding role in safeguarding the country and contributing to its might in international waters.

Iranian Navy has escorted 4,200 commercial ships in Gulf of Aden since 2008

TEHRAN – The Iranian Navy has escorted 4,200 commercial ships in the Gulf of Aden since 2008 A.D., Navy chief Habibollah Sayyari said on Tuesday 

Iran Navy starts military drills in Caspian Sea

TEHRAN – Iran’s Navy has launched a massive five-day military exercises in the Caspian Sea in an attempt to show the Armed Forces’ preparedness to establish lasting security in the strategic waters.

Iran navy to unveil achievements by yearend

TEHRAN – The Iranian navy plans to unveil its achievements by the end of the current calendar year which ends on March 20, 2018.

Iran submarines capable of carrying heavyweight torpedoes: U.S. intelligence

TEHRAN – The U.S. Office of Naval Intelligence has produced a report on Iranian navy, saying it possesses submarines “produced in Iran that are each capable of carrying two heavyweight torpedoes.”

Iran caps naval drill with brand-new torpedo launch  

TEHRAN – The Iranian navy wrapped the last phase of a weeks-long naval drill on Tuesday, launching an advanced torpedo dubbed “Valfajr” following successful test-firing of a marine cruise missile the day before. 

Navy chief warns against entry into Iran’s waters

TEHRAN – As U.S., British and French navies are set to hold war games in the Persian Gulf, Iranian Navy Commander Habibollah Sayyari warned on Monday against any intrusion into Iranian territorial waters.

Iran’s maritime build-up accelerates 

TEHRAN – Iran will create three naval bases and two naval zones on the costs of Makran, along the coasts of the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman, what its Navy chief characterized as a sea comeback.