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Commander: Iran to Show Naval Power to World |
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senior commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) announced
that the Iranian Navy is showing its might and power to the world by
developing and upgrading its equipment, tools and weapons.
"By renovating and optimizing Tondar missile-launching frigates
by Iranian experts and delivering them to the IRGC Navy, we are displaying
Iran's naval power to the world," Commander of the IRGC's Second
Naval Zone Ali Razmjou told reporters in Iran's Southern port city of
Bushehr on Wednesday.
He underlined that Tondar frigates will be deployed in the Central
parts of the Persian Gulf (Assalouyeh) and its Northern parts (the IRGC's
third naval zone) to reinvigorate the Islamic Republic of Iran's deterrence
power.
Iranian Navy commanders have always stressed that the country's naval
forces are capable of producing all the needed military equipments,
including military vessels, submarines, torpedoes and naval missiles.
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Iran in February inaugurated the production line of a newly unveiled
naval cruise missile, called Zafar (Triumph). PressTV Video.
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Iran in February inaugurated the production line
of a newly unveiled naval cruise missile, called Zafar (Triumph).
The production line was inaugurated by Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier
General Ahmad Vahidi in a ceremony at the Defense Ministry' Aerospace
Industries Organization on the occasion of the Ten-Day Dawn ceremonies,
celebrating the anniversary of the victory of the Islamic Revolution
back in 1979.
During the ceremony, the first cargo of Zafar missiles was delivered
to the IRGC.
Iran's naval power has even been acknowledged by foes. In a Sep. 11,
2008 report, the Washington Institute for the Near East Policy also
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.
The study says that if Washington takes military action against the
Islamic Republic, the scale of Iran's response would likely be proportional
to the scale of the damage inflicted on Iranian assets.
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