Iran Navy

Aerial target shooting carried out in Iran-China-Russia naval exercises

Iran’s Navy successfully conducted day and night aerial target shooting operations as part of the 2025 Maritime Security Belt joint drills with China and Russia in the northern Indian Ocean, a senior commander has stated.

Senior commander: Countering terrorism, maritime piracy primary goals of Iran-Russia-China joint naval drill

The Deputy Commander of Operations of the Iranian Navy has stated that enhancing combat readiness, achieving collective security, and exchanging experiences in humanitarian aid, search and rescue operations, and combating terrorism and maritime piracy are among the most important objectives of the joint naval exercise involving Iran, Russia and Chiana, which will be held in Southern Iran on Tuesday.

Iran to launch large-scale military exercise Zolfaghar 2025

The Iranian Army is to commence its large-scale joint military exercise, dubbed Zolfaghar 2025, spanning from the Makran coast in southern Iran to the northern Indian Ocean.

Iran’s first drone carrier joins IRGC Navy

The ceremony for the induction of Iran's first drone carrier into the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy was held in the Persian Gulf on Thursday.

IRGC unveils new naval floating city

The Islamic Revolution Guard Corps' (IRGC) Navy has unveiled one of its many floating cities with Major General Hossein Salami, the IRGC’s Commander-in-Chief, attending the unveiling ceremony.

Iran says newly-unveiled Zagros from new generation of AI-powered vessels

The Iranian Navy's head of shipbuilding, Captain Dariush Eskandari, has announced that the advanced data-processing Zagros warship, which has joined the naval fleet, is from a new generation of vessels equipped with integrated management systems and artificial intelligence, marking a significant milestone in the country's naval capabilities.

Iran’s first intelligence-signal destroyer Zagros joins the naval fleet

The intelligence-signal destroyer Zagros has been officially inducted into the Naval Combat Fleet in a significant boost to Iran's naval capabilities.

Iranian commander says Navy to receive advanced destroyer, inaugurate strategic military base

The Navy of the Iranian Army is set to take delivery of the Zagros destroyer, a unique vessel designed for combat and intelligence, as the country prepares to unveil its largest military base in Jask, Persian Gulf.

Joint IMEX 2024 naval drill begins in Persian Gulf

The combined Indian Ocean Naval Symposium (IONS) Maritime Exercise “IMEX 2024”, has started in Iran’s territorial waters in the Persian Gulf with the participation of various units from several member states and observers.

Iran’s Navy saves sunk Sahand Destroyer

The Iranian Navy’s Sahand Destroyer that had sunk at a pier in the port city of Bandar Abbas was raised from the bottom of the sea on Friday.

Iranians stage popular maritime parade in support of Gaza

Thousands of light and heavy vessels staged popular maritime parades in Iran’s southern and northern regions on Thursday to express their solidarity with Palestinians amid a months-long Israeli genocidal campaign in the Gaza Strip.

Iran, China, Russia conclude joint naval maneuvers in Gulf of Oman

Iranian, Chinese, and Russian navies and aviation forces wrapped up the active phase of their joint drills dubbed Maritime Security Belt 2024 in the Gulf of Oman on Thursday.

IRGC deploys new warships in joint drills with Russia, China

Three indigenous warships, recently added to the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) naval fleet, have taken part in a combined naval exercise at the northern tip of the Indian Ocean, and conducted major maritime maneuvers.

Iran seizes US oil cargo worth $50mln in Persian Gulf

Iran has confiscated a cargo of the US oil over a lawsuit filed by patients with a rare skin disease, whose lives are at risk due to Washington's sanctions.

Iran’s Navy takes delivery of new military equipment

The Iranian Navy took delivery of dozens of new watercraft and weapons on Wednesday.

Iran’s destroyer participates in India’s naval exercise

Iran’s Navy has dispatched its domestically designed and manufactured Dena destroyer to India to participate in the Milan 2024 multinational naval drills. The exercises hosted by New Delhi will feature over 50 countries, including the US, UK, France, Germany, Japan, Australia, South Korea, Vietnam, and Indonesia, as well as Iran, Russia, Yemen, Qatar, and Iraq.

Russia, Iran navies train in India alongside vessels from US, Europe

India has kick-started a nine-day mega naval exercise in Visakhapatnam with participation of around 50 navies that came amid the fractious geopolitical environment including growing global concerns over deteriorating situation in the Red Sea.

IRGC commander says elite forces launched long-range ballistic missile from warship

The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has successfully fired a long-range ballistic missile from one of its warships, the commander-in-chief of the IRGC has stated.

94th battle group of the Iranian Navy back home

The 94th battle group of the Iranian Navy under the command of the Alborz Destroyer docks in southern Iran after a 91-day mission during which the warships sailed more than 12 thousand kilometers.

Iran says to hold joint naval drill with Russia, China in near future

Military forces from Iran, Russia and China are going to stage a joint naval drill in the coming weeks, Iranian Navy Commander Rear Admiral Shahram Irani stated on Monday.

Iranian navy seizes oil tanker in retaliation for oil theft by U.S.

In a move retaliating against the theft of Iranian oil by the United States, the Navy of the Iranian Army announced the seizure of the Nicholas ST oil tanker in the Sea of Oman.

Abu Mahdi warship joins IRGC Navy

During a ceremony in the southern port city of Bandar Abbas on Saturday, Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) added new missile launcher vessels, reconnaissance vessels, speedboats, torpedo-dropping vessels, and Abu Mahdi ship to its navy.

Iranian warship enters Red Sea amid regional tensions

Iran’s Alborz destroyer has passed through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait and entered the Red Sea amid rising tensions in West Asia.

Iran’s Navy unveils new modern equipment, including drones, missiles

The Naval Force of the Iranian Army has unveiled its latest achievements only to add more state-of-the-art equipment to its repertoire of domestically developed devices.

Iran Navy’s progress during past 4 decades ‘unbelievable, remarkable’: Leader

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has lauded achievements made by the Iranian Navy after the 1979 Islamic Revolution as “remarkable and unbelievable".

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