Sanctions have no impact on Iran’s naval capabilities: Sayyari

Speaking to reporters, he noted that the navy needs for defending Iran’s sea borders will be addresssed according to programs regardless of US and its allies opposition.

Despite sanctions, Iran’s navy reached big progress in all fields including manufacturing of ‘Jamaran’, ‘Damavand’, and ‘Sahand’ destroyers, the commander added.

He praised the navy presence in the international waters aimed at protecting naval routes and providing security for trade vessels and oil tankers.

The Iranian Navy’s 38th flotilla of warships returned home on Saturday, 75 days after it started its foreign mission in international waters.

The flotilla docked at the southern port city of Bandar Abbas on Saturday.

The flotilla comprising Martyr Naqdi destroyer, Lavan logistic warship and Bushehr vessel had been deployed to international waters on January 20 after a week-long naval war game code-named “Velayat 94” in the country’s southeastern waters.

The flotilla comprising Martyr Naqdi destroyer, Lavan logistic warship and Bushehr vessel had been deployed to international waters on January 20 after a week-long naval war game code-named “Velayat 94” in the country’s southeastern waters.