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Iran hopes to avenge allied Iraqi commander killed by US with eponymous missile at sea

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Iranian naval forces have received a new missile that is named after allied Iraqi Commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, whom an Iranian commander says the country hopes to avenge using the same missile.
Security

Iranian Navy chief in Pakistan, seeking enhanced maritime cooperation

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Commander of the Iranian Navy Rear Admiral Shahram Irani has arrived in the Pakistani capital Islamabad on a three-day visit.
Security

Navy chief: Iran will soon form alliance with Saudi Arabia, other regional states

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The Iranian Navy chief says the Islamic Republic will soon establish a maritime coalition with Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and other states to help strengthen peace and stability in the neighborhood.
Local

Iran military chief hails Navy’s ‘historic’ round-the-world mission

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Iran’s military chief praises the historic round-the-world mission of the country’s 86th Naval Fleet, saying the “unprecedented achievement” marks the “starting point of a new era in the history” of the Iranian military.
Local

Iran Leader congratulates nation on successful return of Iranian navy flotilla after round-the-world voyage

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Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has congratulated the Iranian nation on the successful return of the country's navy’s 86th flotilla following its historic voyage on the high seas.
Security

Iranian Navy’s 86th Fleet returns back home

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Iranian Navy’s 86th Fleet, comprising the fully domestically developed Dena Destroyer and the IRIS Makran forward base ship, has returned to Iran’s territorial waters after eight months of sailing and 63,000 kilometers.
Security

Iranian Navy destroyers receive new cruise missiles

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Iranian Navy Commander Rear Admiral Shahram Irani says destroyers in the naval force have been equipped with a new cruise missile dubbed Abu Mahdi.
Incidents

Iran’s Navy seizes foreign ship after it collided with Iranian vessel in Persian Gulf

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Iran’s Navy has seized a foreign ship in the Persian Gulf following a collision that left two Iranians missing.
Security

Iran, Russia, China set to begin military drill in N Indian Ocean

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Naval forces from China, Iran and Russia are staging joint drills in the northern part of the Indian Ocean later on Thursday.
Security

China says to conduct maritime drills with Iran and Russia in Gulf of Oman

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China, Iran and Russia will conduct naval wargames in the Gulf of Oman from March 15 to March 19, China's defense ministry announced on Wednesday.
Security

IRGC commander says Iran has expanded strategic depth to faraway waters

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Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Major General Hossein Salami says Iran's strategic depth has gone beyond regional waters and now reached the Mediterranean and the Red Sea.
Security

Top Iran military commander: Persian Gulf enjoys full security

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Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Hossein Baqeri said the Persian Gulf region enjoys complete safety. He added the presence of foreign naval forces in the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz has diminished remarkably with the Iranian military units projecting power across the region.
Local

Iran’s Leader stresses need for stronger naval presence in intl. waters

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Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has ordered the all-out promotion of combat capabilities of Iran's Navy. He stressed the need for the naval force to continue its presence in international waters and high seas.
Security

Navy chief: Iran seizes two US unmanned vessels for breaching safety laws

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Iranian Navy Commander Rear Admiral Shahram Irani says the country’s naval forces have seized two American unmanned vessels during a mission in the high seas for violating international maritime law, delivering a warning to the US.
Security

Iran test-fires new anti-ship missile

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Iran has test-fried a new surface to sea missile. Footage released by Iran’s IRNA news agency showed Abu Mahdi anti-ship missile being fired at a hypothetical target.
Security

Top Iranian general warns threats posed by US spy drones won’t be tolerated

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The chief of staff of Iranian armed forces has warned that the country will not tolerate new threats posed by the enemies to maritime security in the West Asia region.
Security

Nournews: Here’s why IRGC briefly seized US naval drone in Persian Gulf

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A news website close to Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) releases details of the brief seizure and release of an unmanned surface vessel (USV) belonging to the US military by the naval forces of the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) in the Persian Gulf waters.
Security

Commander: Iran navy to have special missions soon

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The commander of the Iranian Navy has said the naval forces of the Army will have been assigned a special mission this year.
Security

Iran navy thwarts attack in Red Sea, piracy foiled

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Iranian navy forces have repelled an attack on an Iranian ship in the Red Sea, a high-ranking commander says.
Security

Iran Navy sends fleet to join Russian naval parade in Caspian

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Iran sends a 10th naval fleet, featuring two missile boats, to Russia through the Caspian Sea to join the neighboring country’s Navy Day parade.
Security

Navy chief: Iran drone carriers further operational capacity ‘very significantly’

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Iran’s navy commander says the recent unveiling of naval groups capable of carrying drones “very significantly” increases naval units’ operational capacity.
Security

Iranian Navy starts drill in Caspian Sea

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The Iranian Navy has started a drill in the Caspian Sea which its commander says sends a message of peace and friendship.
Security

Iranian Navy cmdr.: Iran maintains presence in open seas to defend its interests

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The commander of the Iranian Navy says the force is at the forefront of defending the Islamic Republic of Iran and maintains a presence 2,000 kilometers into opens seas to safeguard the country’s interests.
Security

Iran, IONS countries begin joint military drills in Indian Ocean

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The IMX -- International Maritime Exercise -- 2022 joint military drills have begun with the participation of the navies of Iran, India, Bangladesh and other Indian Ocean littoral states.
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Navy commander: Presence in high seas sign of Iran’s might

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Commander of the Iranian Navy Rear Admiral Shahram Irani says the presence of Iranian naval vessels in the high seas is a sign of the country's strength.
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