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The Islamic Republic of Iran Navy or Iranian Navy (IRIN; Persian: نیروی دریایی ارتش جمهوری اسلامی ایران, romanized: Nirū-yē Dəryâyi-yē Ərtēš-ē Žomhūri-yē Ēslâmi-yē Irân), officially abbreviated NEDAJA (Persian: نداجا), is the naval warfare service branch of Iran's regular military, the ...
This list shows ships of the mainline Iranian Navy, and does not include the vessels of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy.
With the fall of the Shah in the revolution of 1979, the Imperial Iranian Navy was renamed as the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy (IRIN). From then on, the United States imposed economic sanctions and an arms embargo, severely hampering Iran's ability to maintain and equip its navy.
The Islamic Republic of Iran Navy or Iranian Navy (IRIN; Persian: نیروی دریایی ارتش جمهوری اسلامی ایران, romanized: Nirū-yē Dəryâyi-yē Ərtēš-ē Žomhūri-yē Ēslâmi-yē Irân), officially abbreviated NEDAJA (Persian: نداجا), is the naval warfare service branch of Iran's regular military, the ...
Iran’s maritime forces, the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy (IRIN) and the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps Navy (IRGCN), as well as its commercial shipping fleet, the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL), are being used in specific, definable ways to further Iran’s strategic objectives.
Iran’s naval capabilities are split between the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy (IRIN) and the IRGCN. Since the Iran-Iraq War, both have expanded their capabilities. In 2007, Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei separated the operational areas of the navies: the IRIN was assigned responsibility for the waters outside the Persian Gulf, while the IRGCN ...
Tehran, IRNA – The Islamic Republic of Iran Navy (IRIN) commander announced the homecoming of the 84th IRIN Information and Operation Naval Fleet at the end of their 86-day mission in free and international waters, in which two US unmanned vessels were seized.
IRGC's Navy has steadily improved its capabilities to support unconventional warfare and defend Iran's offshore facilities, coastlines, and islands in the Persian Gulf. The Taregh is a class of fast patrol boat used by naval forces of Iran. The Ghaem is a class of general-purpose patrol craft.
Bandar Abbas, IRNA – The Islamic Republic of Iran Navy has unveiled 42 pieces of new military equipment as part of efforts to modernize the fleet and to boost its defense capabilities.
Iran’s new forward base ship indicates a shift in the country’s naval priorities and could affect the balance of power between the long-favored Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and the Artesh, Iran’s conventional military.