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The Iranian-built stealth warship was first launched in 2018 and is equipped with a flight deck for helicopters, torpedo launchers, anti-aircraft and anti-ship guns, surface-to-surface and surface ...
The Fars and Tasnim news agencies said efforts failed to save the support warship Kharg, named after the island that serves as the main oil terminal for Iran. The blaze began around 2:25 a.m. and ...
IRIS. Makran. IRIS Makran (Persian: مکران) is the first and only forward base ship of the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy, in service with its Southern Fleet since 2021 and named after a coastal region in southeastern Iran. A former crude oil tanker converted into a warship, she was known with the tentative title Khalij-e Fars (lit.
Currently in refit as of 2023 [update] Fateh class. IRIS Fateh. 920. 2019. 527 tons. Coastal submarine. Southern Fleet. Iran.
Iran is helping the Houthis try to secure Russian anti-ship missiles, Reuters reported. These could improve their attacks on ships in the Red Sea and threaten US warships, an expert said.
On November 20, 2019, Islamic Republic News Agency reported that Iran's navy had sent a fleet of 64 ships to the Gulf of Aden to "safeguard Iran's interests" in an "insecure seafaring region." The month prior, a maritime coalition led by the United States had formally launched operations in the Gulf. [33]
Iran launched a huge missile attack against Israel on Tuesday, which Tehran said was retaliation for the killings of proxy leaders. US Navy warships fired interceptors at Iranian missiles ...
3 speedboats sunk. 1 frigate crippled. 2 platforms destroyed [4] 1 fighter damaged. Total: 56 killed. 2 ships and 3 boats sunk. Operation Praying Mantis was the 18 April 1988 attack by the United States on Iranian naval targets in the Persian Gulf in retaliation for the mining of a U.S. warship four days earlier.