CV32 Posted January 27, 2009 Report Share Posted January 27, 2009 From Jane's A new line of defence: Iran's naval capabilities By Hossein Aryan 27 January 2009 Iran has signalled its intention to increase its naval presence along the coast of the Gulf of Oman and up to the Strait of Hormuz, the world's most important oil conduit, at the mouth of the Persian Gulf. The commander of the navy of the Islamic Republic of Iran Military (IRIM), Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari, said: "A new line of defence has been established to the east of the Strait of Hormuz ... and if necessary we can prevent any enemy ship from entering the Persian Gulf." Adm Sayyari was speaking at the October 2008 opening ceremony of a new naval base at Jask, a small fishing port about 300 km to the east of the port city of Bandar Abbas. The high-profile deputy commander of the IRIM's navy, Brigadier General Abdolrahim Musavi, echoed these sentiments at the naval base's inauguration. "The mastery of the Islamic republic is reaching the Indian Ocean. ... Today, the enemy is watching how a country, subjected to 30 years of sanctions, is making headway in all domains. ... The time of bullying and unilateralism, encirclement and invasion has come to an end. ... The sooner they understand this the better, otherwise they will have to pay a heavy price," he said. Gen Musavi told reporters that, at one time, aircraft carriers "terrorised" countries along their route, but today they are, as with "the elements of computer games", under the gaze of Iran's armed forces. The following day, while inspecting Iran's main naval bases in Bandar Abbas, Adm Sayyari said that, in line with the new mission of the navy, which is to build an "impenetrable line" of defence along the coast of the Gulf of Oman, new naval bases will be rapidly constructed from Bandar Abbas, which occupies a strategic position on the Strait of Hormuz, to Pasa Bandar, near the Pakistani border. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
broncepulido Posted January 27, 2009 Report Share Posted January 27, 2009 I remember a certain Saddam Hussein saying the same things, no a lot of time ago ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crashdown109 Posted January 27, 2009 Report Share Posted January 27, 2009 What is their largest "ship"? Last I checked, all they have are obsolent gunboats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CV32 Posted January 28, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2009 What is their largest "ship"? Last I checked, all they have are obsolent gunboats. The Alvand class light frigates ... ... and, more recently, the "destroyer" Jamaran (more accurately called a corvette or light frigate): YouTube video of Jamaran etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eclipse_trb Posted January 28, 2009 Report Share Posted January 28, 2009 The 3 Kilos are the only real threats to shipping unless they totally went bonkers and did a first strike killing a few supertankers or a lucky kill on a CV in the straights with SSM's in hopes of closing them off for a little while. Could always go old school with some mines if the Russians wanted to make sure the price of oil went back up they could supply them with some good quality sub launched mines those would be very bad news. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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