Commander of Iran’s Navy arrives in Russia for annual parade
Commander of Iran’s Navy Admiral Shahram Irani has arrived in the Russian port city of Saint Petersburg to take part in an annual parade to honor Russian Navy Day.
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Commander of Iran’s Navy Admiral Shahram Irani has arrived in the Russian port city of Saint Petersburg to take part in an annual parade to honor Russian Navy Day.
Iranian naval forces have received a new missile that is named after allied Iraqi Commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, whom an Iranian commander says the country hopes to avenge using the same missile.
Commander of the Iranian Navy Rear Admiral Shahram Irani has arrived in the Pakistani capital Islamabad on a three-day visit.
The Iranian Navy chief says the Islamic Republic will soon establish a maritime coalition with Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and other states to help strengthen peace and stability in the neighborhood.
Iran’s military chief praises the historic round-the-world mission of the country’s 86th Naval Fleet, saying the “unprecedented achievement” marks the “starting point of a new era in the history” of the Iranian military.
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has congratulated the Iranian nation on the successful return of the country’s navy’s 86th flotilla following its historic voyage on the high seas.
Iranian Navy’s 86th Fleet, comprising the fully domestically developed Dena Destroyer and the IRIS Makran forward base ship, has returned to Iran’s territorial waters after eight months of sailing and 63,000 kilometers.
Iranian Navy Commander Rear Admiral Shahram Irani says destroyers in the naval force have been equipped with a new cruise missile dubbed Abu Mahdi.
Naval forces from China, Iran and Russia are staging joint drills in the northern part of the Indian Ocean later on Thursday.
China, Iran and Russia will conduct naval wargames in the Gulf of Oman from March 15 to March 19, China’s defense ministry announced on Wednesday.