Iranian Navy

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  • Iran sends warships to Bab-el-Mandeb Strait 2019-03-17 21:16

    Iran sends warships to Bab-el-Mandeb Strait

    TEHRAN – Iran’s Navy has dispatched its 61st flotilla to Bab-el-Mandab Strait and the Gulf of Aden to secure maritime routes used by Iranian vessels, Chief of the Navy’s Southern Fleet Afshin Tashk said on Sunday.

  • Navy’s 60th flotilla docks at Port Sultan Qaboos 2019-03-12 21:58

    Navy’s 60th flotilla docks at Port Sultan Qaboos

    TEHRAN – The Iranian Navy’s 60th flotilla docked at Port Sultan Qaboos in Muscat, Oman, on Saturday and was expected to leave the port on Tuesday, Mehr reported.

  • نفت کش ایرانی 2019-03-08 20:39

    Iran Navy foils pirate attack on oil tanker

    TEHRAN – Iran’s naval forces have successfully thwarted a pirate attack on an Iranian oil tanker in the Gulf of Aden.

  • (Iran) Army fires cruise missiles, torpedoes in war game 2019-02-23 22:17

    Iran Army fires cruise missiles, torpedoes in war game

    TEHRAN – Iran’s Navy on Saturday fired several homegrown cruise missiles and torpedoes from its vessels and submarines on the second day of war games in the Persian Gulf and the Sea of Oman, Fars reported.

  • General Baqeri meets Azeri president 2019-01-18 20:19

    Tehran, Baku eying joint maritime exercises

    TEHRAN – In a recently signed memorandum of understanding between Iran and Azerbaijan, the two sides have stated their will to expand maritime cooperation and carrying out joint military exercises in the Caspian Sea, Iran’s military chief announced in a press conference in Baku on Thursday.

  • pakistan warship 2019-01-10 11:57

    Pakistan Navy flotilla visits Iran 

    Pakistan’s Navy flotilla PNS KHAIBAR, PNS MADADGAR, PNS RAH NAWARD and Maritime Security ship ZHOB visited the Iranian port of Bandar Abbas from 6 to 9 January 2019. The visit was part of overseas deployment of Pakistan’s Navy ships to the Persian Gulf. 

  • Iran to send naval fleet to the Atlantic 2019-01-04 21:35

    Iran to send naval fleet to the Atlantic

    TEHRAN – Iran will send a naval fleet to the Atlantic Ocean on a five-month voyage starting in March, Navy Deputy Chief Touraj Hassani-Moqadam announced on Friday.

  • Naval fleet back home after 53-day mission 2018-12-15 21:55

    Naval fleet back home after 53-day mission

    TEHRAN – The Iranian Navy’s 58th flotilla of warships docked at the southern port city of Bandar Abbas on Saturday after a 53-day mission in international waters.

  • rastegari 2018-12-12 20:38

    Iran among top five producers of destroyers, vessels: military 

    TEHRAN – Iran is among the world’s top five producers of destroyers and vessels, deputy minister for defense and logistics affairs told a conference on Tuesday.

  • warship 2018-12-09 21:48

    Iranian Navy plans to stage drills in Indian Ocean

    TEHRAN - Iranian naval forces plan to stage a large-scale drill in the Indian Ocean to boost and put on display the country’s military prowess, according to a senior commander.

  • Iranian Navy unveils blueprint for new vessel 2018-12-08 23:00

    Iranian Navy unveils blueprint for new vessel

    TEHRAN – Iranian Navy on Saturday unveiled the blueprint for a new military trimaran, a multi-hulled watercraft with optimized naval capabilities, Tasnim reported.

  • Iran Navy will be present in the Atlantic 2018-12-03 22:46

    Iran Navy will be present in the Atlantic

    TEHRAN – The Iranian Navy plans to be actively present in the Atlantic Ocean, Navy Chief Rear Admiral Hossein Khanzadi on Monday announced.

  • دریادار خانزادی 2018-12-02 20:42

    Navy chief says Iran working on new destroyer 

    TEHRAN - Navy Commander Rear Admiral Hossein Khanzadi announced late on Saturday that Iran is designing a new naval destroyer, called Dena.

  • Navy planning to send destroyers to South America 2018-12-01 21:29

    Navy planning to send destroyers to South America

    TEHRAN – Iran’s Navy plans to send its Khark and Sahand destroyers toward South America, Navy Deputy Chief Amir Hassani-Moghadam has said.

  • Navy commanders meet Ayatollah Khamenei 2018-11-28 15:31

    Navy commanders meet Ayatollah Khamenei

    Commanders and officials of the Islamic Republic of Iran's Naval Forces, defense minister, and army chief met with Armed Forces Commander-in Chief Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on November 28, 2018. / leader.ir

  • Iranian Navy to unveil new destroyer, submarine 2018-11-22 07:56

    Iranian Navy to unveil new destroyer, submarine

    TEHRAN – Navy Chief Rear Admiral Hossein Khanzadi said on Wednesday that new defense achievements, including a destroyer and a submarine, will be unveiled next week.

  • Iran to send naval vessels to Italy 2018-11-14 20:36

    Iran to send naval vessels to Italy

    TEHRAN – Navy Chief Rear Admiral Hossein Khanzadi announced on Wednesday that Iran will send a naval fleet to Italy in the near future, Mehr reported.

  • Navy chief in India for IONS meeting 2018-11-10 23:08

    Navy chief in India for IONS meeting

    TEHRAN – Chief of the Iranian Navy Rear Admiral Hossein Khanzadi on Saturday left Tehran for India to attend an event marking the 10th anniversary of establishment of the Indian Ocean Naval Symposium (IONS).

  • Iran’s military to unveil major products 2018-10-25 14:53

    Iran’s military to unveil major products

    TEHRAN – The military plans to unveil a series of new military products, including a major achievement in the naval industry, defense minister announced on Wednesday.

  • Fateh submarine to be delivered to Navy soon 2018-10-02 08:16

    Fateh submarine to be delivered to Navy soon

    TEHRAN – Navy Commander Rear Admiral Hossein Khanzadi said on Monday that the Fateh submarine will join the Navy’s fleet on November 28, noting Fateh will be a “surprise” for the enemies of the Islamic Republic.

  • Leader awards ‘medal of conquest’ to ex-Navy chief 2018-09-09 20:02

    Leader awards ‘medal of conquest’ to ex-Navy chief

    TEHRAN – In a ceremony in the northern port city of Noshahr on Sunday, Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei awarded the “medal of conquest” to former Navy Chief Habibollah Sayyari, Mehr reported.

  • Iranian navy to get 1300-hp engines 2018-09-01 20:57

    Iranian navy to get 1300-hp engines

    TEHRAN – The Iranian navy will be delivered locally produced engines with a capacity of 1300 horsepower to operate its vessels, the managing director of the Marine Industries Organization said on Saturday.

  • Navy’s task is to develop Makran, admiral says 2018-08-05 10:54

    Navy’s task is to develop Makran, admiral says

    TEHRAN – Habibollah Sayyari, the deputy army chief for coordination affairs, said on Saturday that the Iranian Navy’s next task is to develop the Makran region on the shores of the Sea of Oman, as the region suffers from underdevelopment.

  • Iran to launch new destroyer soon 2018-06-24 12:19

    Iran to launch new destroyer soon

    TEHRAN - Iranian naval forces would soon be supplied with a new home-made destroyer named “Dena”, Navy Chief Hossein Khanzadi said on Saturday. 

  • Three destroyers to join Iranian naval fleet by year-end 2018-06-11 07:14

    Three destroyers to join Iranian naval fleet by year-end

    TEHRAN – Navy Commander Rear Admiral Hossein Khanzadi has announced that the production of Sahand destroyer has been finished and the destroyer will join the naval fleet very soon.

  • Navy chiefs of 35 countries to convene in Tehran 2018-04-21 20:13

    Navy chiefs of 35 countries to convene in Tehran

    TEHRAN – Navy Commander Rear Admiral Hossein Khanzadi has announced that navy chiefs from 35 countries are slated to attend an international conference due to open in Tehran on Sunday.

  • Iranian Navy’s flotilla docks at Sri Lanka port 2018-02-17 10:12

    Iranian Navy’s flotilla docks at Sri Lanka port

    TEHRAN – The Iranian Navy’s 50th flotilla of warships berthed at Sri Lanka’s port of Colombo on Friday morning, the Navy’s public relations office said, Tasnim reported.

  • Navy’s 50th flotilla off on mission to international waters 2018-01-31 10:09

    Navy’s 50th flotilla off on mission to international waters

    TEHRAN – The Iranian Navy’s 50th flotilla departed the country’s southern coasts on Tuesday morning for a routine mission in international waters.

  • Navy chief: U.S. seeking to create discord in the region 2017-12-25 13:21

    Navy chief: U.S. seeking to create discord in the region

    TEHRAN – Navy Commander Rear Admiral Hossein Khanzadi on Sunday warned of U.S. plots to create discord among regional countries and block cooperation between them, Fars reported.

  • General: Iran able to build large aircraft carriers 2017-12-18 04:31

    General: Iran able to build large aircraft carriers

    TEHRAN – A senior Iranian military official on Sunday praised the Navy’s self-sufficiency in manufacturing military hardware, saying the naval forces are capable of building aircraft carriers with a length of 200 meters.