Tasnim The Iranian Navy launched the second day of its massive war game in the territorial waters of the Caspian Sea, employing its missile-launching warships and helicopters as well as Navy commandos.
According to Tasnim dispatches, during the military drill in the Caspian Sea on Monday, the Navy marines and commandos managed to capture the mock ...
FNA - Navy Commander Rear Admiral Hossein Khanzadi announced that the country's most state-of-the-art destroyer, 'Sahand', will be launched in the near future.
"Some defense systems are being mounted now on destroyer Sahand and the vessel will be put into operation soon," Rear Admiral Khanzadi told reporters in Tehran on Saturday.
He added that ...
Alwaght- Islamic Republic of Iran Navy is set to dispatch a fleet of its warships across the Atlantic Ocean in a move aimed at reasserting the country's presence in international waters.
Speaking to reporters on Tuesday in Tehran, Iranian Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari disclosed plans for the countrys naval forces to sail across ...
TEHRAN (FNA)- A senior Iranian Navy commander announced that the country's 35th flotilla of warships has foiled 4 pirate attacks on Iranian and foreign cargo ships and oil tankers during its 3-month-long mission in the Gulf of Aden.
Commander of the Iranian Navy's Base in the Southern Zone Rear Admiral Ebrahim Ashkani said that the country's 35th ...
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran's 33rd fleet of warships berthed in Cochin Port, India, on Tuesday morning.
The Iranian Navy's 33rd flotilla of warships, comprised of martyr vice-admiral Naqdi destroyer and Bandar Abbas logistic warship, was Tanjung Priok port of Indonesia and Colombo port of Sri Lanka in February.
The 33rd fleet of warships left Bandar Abbas ...
[caption id="attachment_132650" align="alignright" width="205"] Iran's Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari[/caption]
TEHRAN (FNA)- Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari said Iran's warships have been equipped with state-of-the-art technologies, adding that the home-made destroyer, 'Damavand', will join the country's Caspian fleet ...
Iran's Navy warships have foiled a pirate attack on an Iranian oil tanker close to the Bab el-Mandeb strait, which connects the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden off the coast of lawless Somalia, Press TV reported.
The late Sunday report says the Iranian navy rushed to the site earlier in the day after it received a distress signal from the tanker, which ...
TEHRAN (Tasnim) Irans Army plans to hold large-scale military exercises next week.
Army Lieutenant Commander Brigadier General Abdolrahim Mousavi said the Armys four forces, namely the Ground Force, Air Force, Navy, and Air Defense, will take part in the extensive maneuver titled Muhammad Rasullullah (Muhammad is the messenger of God).
The ...
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Finance minister terms fluctuations in Iran exchange market as minor, ephemeral
Iranian Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs Ali Tayyebnia said the exchange market is to return to normal soon since there have been no particular developments to cause any fluctuations.
Iran ...
TEHRAN (Tasnim) Two warships equipped with missile systems and 4 frigates for maritime patrol joined the Iranian Navys fleet on Monday.
Speaking to reporters in Irans southern port city of Bandar Abbas on Monday, Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari said the two warships, a Sirik-class and a Kalat-class, have been equipped with surface-...
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari underlined his forces' might and readiness to give a crushing response to any kind of aggression by the country's enemies.
"The Iranian Navy is ready to give crushing response to any type of threat," Rear Admiral Sayyari said on Friday.
He reiterated that the Iranian Navy guarantees ...
[caption id="attachment_27716" align="alignright" width="180"] A file photo showing the Iranian Navys Jamaran destroyer and Bushehr helicopter-carrier in Sudan.[/caption]
Indian Ocean, Masirah Island, November 9, IRNA Commander of homemade Jamaran Destroyer said here Saturday that the strategic Iranian Navy preserves the security of international ...
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Navy warships rescued two cargo ships in Bab el-Mendeb and the Gulf of Aden after tough battles with pirates in the high seas.
In the first battle, the timely presence and action of the Iranian Navy's 31st Flotilla thwarted an attack by eight pirate speed boats, equipped with various light and semi-heavy weapons, on a cargo ...
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian warships have rescued five trade vessels in the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean after tough battles with pirates, Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari said.
"The 30th flotilla had 5 cases of severe conflicts with the pirates," Admiral Sayyari told FNA in Roudbar city, Northern Iran, on Sunday.
He said that ...
[caption id="attachment_99275" align="alignright" width="221"] The overhauled Lavan warship (this picture) joined the Iranian naval fleet on November 30, 201[/caption]
Iran's naval forces will, for the first time, set sail for the southern waters of the Indian Ocean, says the countys Navy commander.
The 30th fleet [of the Iranian Navy] comprising ...
TEHRAN (Tasnim) Iranian Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari said the countrys second home-made destroyer, dubbed Damavand, has been equipped with naval drones and cruise missiles.
We have been using sea-based Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) technology in the Navy and now have managed to equip Damavand Destroyer, which is undergoing final ...
TEHRAN (FNA)- The Iranian Navy plans to expand its fleet by launching three new warships later this week, a senior Navy commander announced on Wednesday.
Two missile-launcher warships, namely Neyzeh and Tabarzin, as well as Sirjan logistic warship will join the Navys military fleet on December 1 (Sunday), Commander of Irans Second Naval Zone Rear ...
A group of Iranian Navy vessels will make a stop at the Russian port city of Astrakhan, the naval base of Russia's Caspian Sea fleet, in the coming months, the Russian military says.
The press service for Russias Southern Military District said that Iranian naval warships are expected to dock at Astrakhan port this summer, Voice of Russia radio network ...
Irans strong defense capabilities and military achievements, which have been acknowledged by international experts, prove the failure of enemies plots against the Islamic Republic, Iran's top military commander says.
Today, the enemy is battling against the country [Iran] with maximum force in all fronts, and this fight is more severe when it comes ...