#Rear Admiral Shahram Irani

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Iran 'Sustainable Security' naval drill in Caspian Sea end

Iran ‘Sustainable Security’ naval drill in Caspian Sea end

The Commander of Army Navy of the Islamic Republic of Iran Rear Admiral Shahram Irani said on the sidelines of the 1401(2022) Sustainable Security naval drill that, “The Damavand vessel (destroyer) was built with the most up-to-date technology through the efforts of local experts in order to preserve the territorial integrity of the country in the Caspian region.” Regarding the naval drill, he…

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Iran plans to build new submarines

Iran plans to build new submarines

Rear Admiral Shahram Irani, Commander of the Iranian Navy, outlined the country’s plans for the manufacture of new domestic submarines, Tasnim agency reported. In a radio interview on Wednesday, the Iranian Navy chief stated that Iran had developed sophisticated naval equipment with national resources. The Admiral stated that the Navy will produce new submarines in the near future, referring to…

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Iran Repels Pirate Attack on Tankers in Gulf of Aden

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Iran Says it Repelled Pirate Attack Against Tankers in Gulf of Aden

Speaking on television, the Commander of Iran’s Army Navy Rear Admiral Shahram Irani said that the Iranian Navy had once again successfully defended Iranian tankers from an attack by pirates in the Gulf of Aden. The Admiral said that escorting Iranian oil tankers and commercial vessels is the main mission of the Naval fleet of Iran’s Army Navy.

"The 78th naval fleet of the Islamic Republic of Iran, consisting of the Alborz destroyer, was attacked by five pirate boats this morning while escorting two Iranian tankers," the commander said speaking on Iranian television on October 16. He described the incident as "maritime terrorism."

Iran’s naval fleet was escorting two tankers in the Gulf of Aden when they reported that the small boats attempted to approach one of the tankers. They believed the pirates were attempting to damage the tanker, but the Iranian destroyer Alborz reported was able to get in between the tanker and the smaller boats and direct the smaller boats away from the course of the tanker.

"With the timely action of the army marines, the two tankers safely passed through the Gulf of Aden,” the Admiral added saying that no additional cases have been reported in this area.

The Iranian Tasnim news agency said that the country has been patrolling the Gulf of Aden since November 2008 to safeguard merchant vessels and tankers from Iran and other countries. The Alborz, a 310-foot destroyer built by Vickers in England in 1969, was reportedly deployed into international waters in August to protect naval routes and maintain the security of Iranian cargo ships. The destroyer is believed to have recently undergone a refit and modernization although no details were available.

It is not the first time Iran has said that it used its Navy to defend from pirate attacks. In March 2019, the Iranian Navy said 11 speedboats approached one of its oil tankers in the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait, which links the Gulf of Aden to the Red Sea. Again. They said their warship was able to chase off the pirates before they were able to board the tanker. Before that, in October 2017, an Iranian merchant ship was also reportedly approached by seven pirate ships in the same region and again defended by the Navy.

International agencies report an overall strong decline in pirate activity in the Gulf of Aden. Last week in its report on global piracy in the first nine months of 2021, the ICC International Maritime Bureau said that there had only been one reported attack in the Gulf of Aden in the first nine months of 2021 and none in the similar period of 2019 and 2020.  

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Iran Expands Her Nuclear Horn: Daniel 8

Iran Expands Her Nuclear Horn: Daniel 8

Iranian Navy to Develop Heavy Battlecruisers TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Commander of the Iranian Navy Rear Admiral Shahram Irani unveiled plans for the production of heavy battlecruisers and the formation of naval task groups consisting of 11 ships for overseas missions. In an address to a meeting on the naval missions, held in Tehran on Monday, Rear Admiral Irani highlighted the attention that the…

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Iranian flotilla returns home after 4 months of overseas deployment

Iranian flotilla returns home after 4 months of overseas deployment

After a 133-day deployment overseas, Iran’s 75th flotilla, which includes the Makran forward base ship and the Sahand frigate, returned home. Iranian Navy Commander Rear Admiral Shahram Irani said that the 75th flotilla had marked a watershed in the history of the country’s naval industry by successfully carrying out a major mission. His statement stated that the flotilla had returned to Iran…