DefenceTalkAn Iranian naval flotilla briefly seized two American military unmanned research vessels in the Red Sea before releasing them, Iranian state media reported on Friday. The Iranian navy’s “Jamaran destroyer encountered several American military unmanned research vessels on the international shipping route on Thursday while carrying out a counter-terrorism mission in the Red Sea,” state […]https://www.defencetalk.com/iran-briefly-seizes-two-us-navy-drone-vessels-in-red-sea-79313/

DefenceTalkAn Iranian naval flotilla thwarted an overnight attack on an Iranian vessel in the Red Sea, a senior commander said Wednesday. “The escort flotilla of the naval arm of Iran’s armed forces, headed by the destroyer Jamaran… promptly deployed to the scene last night after receiving a request for help from an Iranian ship in […]https://www.defencetalk.com/iran-navy-says-repelled-attack-on-ship-in-red-sea-79193/

DefenceTalkAn Iranian warship was hit by a friendly fire missile during naval exercises, killing 19 sailors, state media and the army said Monday, amid tensions with the US in Gulf waters. The incident involving the Konarak vessel occurred on Sunday afternoon near Bandar-e Jask, off the southern coast of the Islamic republic, state television said […]https://www.defencetalk.com/19-dead-as-iran-warship-hit-by-friendly-fire-in-tense-gulf-75496/

DefenceTalkIran has test-fired a cruise missile from a submarine during annual naval exercises near the Strait of Hormuz, according to state media. The missile test on February 24 comes amid heightened tensions with the United States. Iran has previously threatened to block the Strait of Hormuz, a major oil shipping route at the mouth of […]https://www.defencetalk.com/iran-test-fires-cruise-missile-from-submarine-in-military-drill-72127/

DefenceTalkAccording to Iranian state media, President Hassan Rohani has inaugurated a new domestically built submarine armed with cruise missiles, amid heightened tensions with the United States. “Today, the Islamic Republic of Iran is fully self-reliant on land, air, and sea,” Rohani told a launch ceremony in the southern port city of Bandar Abbas. “Our defensive […]https://www.defencetalk.com/iran-unveils-cruise-missile-equipped-submarine-72115/

DefenceTalkIran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei called Wednesday for the country to boost its naval forces as a deterrent against its enemies and hailed the deployment of new ships. “Increase your capabilities and readiness as much as you can so that the enemies of Iran will not dare threaten this great nation,” Khamenei said in […]https://www.defencetalk.com/iran-leader-calls-for-boosting-of-naval-forces-71949/

DefenceTalkIran has disclosed plans to develop nuclear reactors for ships, despite a deal with world powers that curtails its atomic program. The project is likely to get a cool response in Washington. Tehran has told United Nations nuclear inspectors of its plan to build nuclear reactors for ships, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said […]https://www.defencetalk.com/iran-signals-plan-to-build-nuclear-powered-ships-71508/

DefenceTalkThe Iranian naval forces for the first time tested the home-made long-range Qadir cruise missile during the wargames underway in the Sea of Oman on Tuesday. The missile could destroy simulated enemy target deep in the sea during the military exercises codenamed Mohammad Rasoulollah (PBUH) which started in the country’s Southern and Southeastern waters, South […]https://www.defencetalk.com/iranian-navy-test-fires-long-range-qadir-cruise-missile-during-drills-71175/

DefenceTalkIran will soon put into service a new mine-sweeping system in the Persian Gulf, Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari said on Saturday, the Fars news agency reported. The admiral’s remarks come shortly after the United States announced plans to conduct allied mine sweeping exercises in the region. “As Americans have declared, they plan to […]https://www.defencetalk.com/iran-to-use-new-mine-sweeping-system-in-persian-gulf-47694/

DefenceTalkIran has launched a domestically built destroyer in the Caspian Sea. President Mahmud Ahmadinejad inaugurated the guided-missile destroyer “Jamaran-2” in the port city of Anzali, about 250 kilometers northwest of Tehran. He said the deployment aimed to bolster peace and friendship in the region but also that “the destroyer is there to meet those who […]https://www.defencetalk.com/iran-launches-destroyer-in-caspian-sea-47187/