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Iranian Navy’s 44th Flotilla Docks at Tanzania Port

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The 44th Fleet of the Iranian Navy moored at Dar es Salaam port on Tanzania’s Indian Ocean coast on Saturday morning.
IFP Exclusive

IRGC’s Serious Warning to Saudi Arabia: Don’t Even Approach Iran’s Waters

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The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy in a statement on Wednesday warned Saudi Arabia against any move under the pretext of military drills which would endanger security and stir tension in the Persian Gulf.
Selected

Iran, Italy Hold Joint Naval Games in Persian Gulf

Golrokh Askarieh -
Iranian and Italian naval fleet staged joint military drills in the international waters near the southern port city of Bandar Abbas, the capital of Hormozgan Province.
Middle East

IRGC Chief Urges US to Stop Costly, Harmful Presence in Persian Gulf

Golrokh Askarieh -
Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Major General Mohammad Ali Jafari advised the US to quit wasting the American people’s assets by ending “malicious and harmful” naval presence in the Persian Gulf, the Iranian nation’s home.
Media Wire

IRGC Navy Commander Warns US to Leave Persian Gulf

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The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy Commander called on the US forces to put an end to their presence in the Persian Gulf before any problem arises in the region.
Security

Navy’s 42nd Flotilla Saves 7 Iranian Sailors in Indian Ocean

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The Iranian Navy’s 42nd flotilla of warships rescued seven sailors aboard a vessel that had been adrift in the northern Indian Ocean for two weeks, a high-ranking Navy official announced.
IFP Exclusive

Iran’s Navy Ready to Sink US Warships in Persian Gulf: IRGC Commander

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Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Major General Mohammad-Ali Jafari on Thursday, July 21, highlighted the country’s preparedness to counter any threat, particularly in the Persian Gulf, where the IRGC Navy is ready to fight US warships.
Security

IRGC Navy at Forefront of Encounter with Enemies: Commander

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Lieutenant commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps praised the IRGC naval forces for forming the first layer of confrontation with enemies, stressing the need for increasing military preparedness to deal with arrogant powers.
Middle East

Iran Able to Cause Irreparable Damage to S. Arabia If Needed: IRGC Navy Commander

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Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy Rear Admiral Ali Fadavi downplayed Riyadh's capability to threaten Iran militarily, and stressed that Tehran is able to strike heavy blows at Saudi Arabia if necessary.
IFP Exclusive

IRGC Confirms Reports of Escorting US Warship in Persian Gulf

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Lieutenant Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Navy General Alireza Tangsiri confirmed the western media reports that the IRGC’s speedboats have monitored a US warship in the Persian Gulf's Strait of Hormuz.
Hard News

Iran to Equip Navy with Homegrown Version of Phalanx CIWS

Emad Askarieh -
Iran’s Navy is going to have an indigenized version of the Phalanx, a close-in weapon system (CIWS) on military vessels which is used for defense against anti-ship missiles, a top commander said.
Hard News

Iran’s Navy to Hold 20 Specialized Wargames: Commander

Emad Askarieh -
Iranian Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari announced that his forces will stage 20 specialized military drills in the current Iranian year, which started on March 20.
Hard News

Iran’s New Naval Flotilla Dispatched to Gulf of Aden: Commander

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Iranian Navy’s 40th flotilla of warships has left for the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea on a mission to provide security, Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari announced on Saturday.
Security

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

Emad Askarieh -
Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari said on Saturday that US and its allies' sanctions have no impact on Iran's naval capabilities.
Hard News

Iran’s Naval Fleet to Berth at Tanzanian Port

Emad Askarieh -
Iranian Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari announced on Thursday that the 38th flotilla of the Iranian Navy is scheduled to dock at the Tanzanian port city of Dar es Salaam in a couple of days.
Hard News

“Extensive Information” Obtained from US Sailors Captured by IRGC

Emad Askarieh -
Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Navy Rear Admiral Ali Fadavi said the forces extracted a lot of information from the confiscated cell phones and laptops of the US sailors recently captured by Iran after intrusion into the country’s territorial waters.
Hard News

Speaker Praises IRGC Navy for Timely Action against US Sailors

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Iran’s parliament speaker commended the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) naval forces for their well-timed action in the recent arrest of US military forces who had trespassed into the country’s territorial waters in the Persian Gulf.
Hard News

Iranian parliament hails IRGC’s detention of US sailors

Emad Askarieh -
Iranian lawmakers have praised naval forces of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) who captured US sailors trespassing on Iran’s territorial waters last month.
Hard News

US Navy confirms leaving Iran naval drill zone after warnings

Emad Askarieh -
The US Navy has confirmed that one of its warships left an area used by Iran for a naval drill in the Persian Gulf waters after receiving warnings from Iranian forces.
Hard News

Military maneuver ‘Velayat-94’ commences

Emad Askarieh -
Tactical phase of big 'Velayat-94' maneuver commenced here on Wednesday in the presence of the Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari in this southeastern Iranian province.
Hard News

Ayatollah Khamenei hails IRGC’s arrest of trespassing US sailors

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Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has commended as timely and praiseworthy the “brave” move by the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) forces in arresting US Marines who trespassed into Iran’s territorial waters.
Foreign Policy

Spokesman: US marines’ entry to Iranian territorial water was not hostile

Emad Askarieh -
Foreign Ministry spokesman Hossein Jaberi Ansari said on Wednesday that entry of the US Navy boats to Iranian territorial waters was not hostile.
Foreign Policy

Iran’s FM Pleased with Release of US Sailors through Diplomacy

Emad Askarieh -
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Wednesday expressed his pleasure with the swift diplomatic resolution of the recent case of US sailors captured in Iran’s territorial waters, and expressed the hope that the issue would become a model for future cases.
Hard News

IRGC Releases Sailors after US Apology

Emad Askarieh -
The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) released ten US Navy sailors who had been captured inside Iran’s territorial waters in the Persian Gulf on Tuesday.
Middle East

Commander: US in new crisis if not for Iran’s goodwill

Emad Askarieh -
Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces Major General Hassan Firouzabadi said what happened to American sailors on Tuesday proved how vulnerable the US is in front of powerful Iranian forces.
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