Iran’s Navy warns away US submarine in Hormuz Strait
The Iranian Navy’s Fateh submarine has detected an American nuclear-powered submarine that was cruising in the Strait of Hormuz stealthily and forced…
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Iran makes new types of Fateh submarine
The Iranian Navy has developed the hulls of three new models of its homegrown Fateh (conqueror) submarine, Navy Commander Rear Admiral Shahram…
Iran Navy 86th flotilla docks at South Africa
The Iranian Navy’s 86th flotilla of warships has docked at the Port of Cape Town in South Africa in line with the…
No justification for presence of hostile countries in regional waters: Iran Navy chief
In a new warning to hostile naval forces of extra-regional countries, Iranian Navy Commander Rear Admiral Shahram Irani says there is no…
Iran slapped Americans six times in 18 months: IRGC Navy Cmdr.
The commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC)’s Navy says during confrontations in the Persian Gulf over the past 18 months,…
US bereft of military option, pursues war avoidance approach against Iran: General
The head of Iran’s Civil Defense Organization says the US is left with no military option to resort to in encountering Iran,…
Gen. Salami hails IRGC Navy’s ‘quick reaction’ capability in face of enemy
The commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says the Guards’ naval forces have reached the “quick reaction” capability in the…
Iran strongly stands up to enemies, will give ‘crushing’ response to threats: Navy commander
Iran’s Navy Commander Rear Admiral Shahram Irani says the naval forces strongly stand up to the enemies and will give a harsh…
Int’l Sea Cup competitions kick off in northern Iran
The international military competitions named ‘Sea Cup’ started with the participation of about 400 military forces from Russia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, and Iran…
Iran’s Leader appoints new Navy chief
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei appointed a new commander as chief of the Iranian Navy. In a decree…
Homegrown ‘Dena’ destroyer ready for naval missions: Rear Admiral Khanzadi
Iran Army’s Navy Commander Rear Admiral Hossein Khanzadi said that domestically-manufactured ‘Dena’ Destroyer is ready for carrying out naval-related missions. Homegrown ‘Dena’…
Iran’s Navy stages Caspian drill
The Iranian Navy launched an exercise in the Caspian Sea on Wednesday. The naval exercise, codenamed ‘Sustainable Security 1400’, covers an area…
India, China to join Iran-Russia naval drill
The Indian Navy is going to join Iranian and Russian forces in a joint naval drill that kicked off on Tuesday, Iran’s…
Iran’s Navy successfully fires cruise missiles in massive drills
The Iranian Navy fired a broad range of cruise missiles in a military exercise in southeast Iran. During the final stage of…
Iran Navy spots foreign submarine amid military exercise
During the final stage of the ‘Eghtedar 99’ drill, the Iranian Navy identified and spotted a foreign submarine approaching the military exercise…
Iran to resume naval patrol in Red Sea, top general says
Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Hossein Baqeri unveiled plans for the resumption of naval patrol missions…
Iran’s Navy stages military drills, receives Two warships
The Iranian Navy on Wednesday took delivery of a forward base ship and a corvette as it started a military exercise in…
New warships to join Iranian Navy’s southern fleet
The Iranian Navy’s fleet in the Sea of Oman will take delivery of a new homegrown helicopter carrier as well as a…
Iran in full control of Persian Gulf: IRGC Navy Cmdr.
The commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC)’s Navy says Iran is in full control of the Persian Gulf region and…
IRGC fully prepared to defend Iran’s security: Navy Cmdr.
IRGC Navy Commander Rear Admiral said that the surveys show that forces, systems, and equipment are at the desired level of readiness…
Iran’s Navy dispatches new flotilla of warships to high seas
A flotilla of Iranian warships has left the country’s southern port city of Bandar Abbas for high seas on a routine mission…
Iran mass-producing subsurface-to-surface missile-launching systems, says Navy official
A top Iranian Navy official announced on Saturday that the country is mass-producing subsurface-to-surface missile-launching systems, adding that most parts of home-made…
Iran’s Navy on constant watch to maintain peace, security
The Islamic Republic of Iran Army’s Navy announced it will spare no effort to protect the country’s security and integrity. In a…
Defense minister: New destroyer to join Iranian Navy
Defense Minister of Iran Brigadier General Amir Hatami said an advanced homegrown destroyer called Dena will join the Iranian Navy in the…
‘Shiraz’ surveillance warship to joint Iran’s Navy next year
A domestically-manufactured surveillance warship named “Shiraz” will joint Iran’s Navy fleet next year. Commander of Iranian Navy Force Rear Admiral Hossein Khanzadi…
Iran’s Navy fires coast-to-sea missile in war game
Tasnim – The Iranian Navy fired homegrown ‘Qader’ cruise missiles to hit naval targets at a large-scale military exercise underway in Iran’s…
Iranian Navy’s destroyers to get vertical-launch missiles, official says
Tasnim – Head of the Iranian Defense Ministry’s Marine Industries Organization Rear Admiral Amir Rastegari said the Army’s destroyers are planned to…
Iran’s Navy to be equipped with long-ranged cruise missiles
MNA – Iran’s Navy Commander Rear Admiral Hossein Khanzadi said that Iran’s Navy will be equipped with new cruise missiles with a…
Deputy commander: Iran able to develop navy to world level
FNA – Deputy Commander of the Iranian Navy for Coordination Rear Admiral Hamzeh Ali Kaviani underlined his country’s capability to grow its…
Photos: Iran Navy successfully conducts test-fire of new-generation cruise missiles
Tasnim – Iranian Navy announced that it has successfully test-launched short- and long-range missiles in a military exercise in the south of…
Iran Navy successfully test-fires new-generation cruise missiles during drill
Press TV – Iran’s naval forces have successfully tested new-generation cruise missiles — designed and developed by experts at home — during…
Iranian naval activity shines light on Caspian Sea rivalries
Iran Review | James M. Dorsey: Iranian naval activity in the Gulf and Turkish maritime expansion in the Eastern Mediterranean have hogged…
After US warning, Iran says its navy will still operate in Persian Gulf
Reuters – The Iranian navy will maintain regular missions in the Persian Gulf, the ISNA news agency reported on Wednesday, a day…
In veiled warning to Iran, US tells Persian Gulf mariners to stay clear of its warships
Reuters – In an alert that appeared aimed squarely at Iran, the U.S. Navy issued a warning on Tuesday to mariners in…
Photos: Funeral held for Iranian forces martyred in naval exercise
ISNA | Mohammad Nadim Az: People in Iran’s southeastern city of Konarak attended the funeral of 19 Navy servicemen who were martyred…
Iran holds funeral procession for 19 victims of naval exercise incident
Press TV – A funeral procession has been held for 19 sailors who lost their lives in a recent incident involving the…
19 martyred, 15 injured in naval incident in southern Iran
Press TV – As many as 19 people have been martyred and 15 others injured in an incident involving the Iranian Navy’s…
FM Zarif offers commiserations on martyrdom of Navy sailors
MNA – Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has offered condolences on the martyrdom of a number of Navy members in the southern…
Iranian vessels equipped with latest military technologies
MNA – Iranian Navy Commander Rear Admiral Hossein Khanzadi lauded the Iranian forces’ readiness on the ground, see and the skies, saying…
Comdr upbeat with capable defense industry, strong Navy
IRNA – Deputy Chief of Staff of Armed Forces for Coordination Rear-Admiral Habibollah Sayyari said on Sunday that the capable defense industry…