Friday, January 4, 2019

Iran Says It Will Send Warships To The Atlantic This Year

Iran’s new Sahand destroyer is seen alongside the country’s national flag in a photo shared last month by the Iranian navy. The advanced, domestically manufactured vessel was said to be fitted with a helicopter pad as well as missiles capable of targeting land, air and sea. Islamic Republic of Iran Navy

Tehran Times: Iran to send naval fleet to the Atlantic

“Since the Atlantic Ocean is very far, it is likely that the Iranian naval fleet’s mission would take up to five months to complete,” Rear Admiral Hassani-Moqadam said in an interview with IRNA.

He said Sahand destroyer would be one of the naval fleet’s warships.

Sahand, a newly-built destroyer, has a flight deck for helicopters, torpedo launchers, anti-aircraft and anti-ship guns, surface-to-surface and surface-to-air missiles, and electronic warfare capabilities.

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More News On Iran Saying That It Will Send Warships To The Atlantic This Year

Iran to send warships to the Atlantic, closer to U.S. waters -- Reuters
Iran says its warships are coming to the Atlantic for the 1st time -- CBS
Iran Military Will Send Ships Near U.S. Waters to ‘Wave the Flag,’ Just as Navy Did in Gulf -- Newsweek
Iran says it will send warships into the Atlantic Ocean, challenging the US by pushing closer to American waters -- Business Insider
No, Iran Isn't About To Send A Stealth Destroyer To Venezuela Or Off The Coast Of The U.S. -- Warzone/The Drive
Iranian warships in US’ backyard? Tehran to deploy navy to western Atlantic – commander -- RT

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

I hope they do send their Navy. It will take the Ayatollah;s eye off the ball, the Iranian economy. They think they and their economy can multi task, but it can't.

Roger Smith said...


I wonder if they are renting a Russian tug just in case?