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150105
Tue, 11/16/2010 - 14:36
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Iran to dispatch more warships to international waters: admiral
BANDAR ABBAS, Nov. 16 (MNA) – Iran’s Navy plans to deploy more battleships and destroyers in the international waters, Admiral Gholamreza Khadem Beigham said on Monday.
“More flotillas and also Jamaran destroyer will be dispatched to the waters of friendly countries and (other) distant international waters,” Khadem Beigham, the deputy commander of the Navy, said upon the return of the ninth Iranian flotilla from the Gulf of Aden.
He went on to say that the Islamic Republic will maintain its military presence in the Gulf of Aden as long as piracy and “sea terrorism” exists in that region.
Iran’s Navy is a strategic force, which must have a permanent presence in the region, particularly in the Indian Ocean, he added.
Iran’s ninth flotilla, along with two destroyers, were dispatched to the Gulf of Aden three months ago with the aim of patrolling the region in order to protect commercial vessels sailing in the area against Somali pirates.
“More flotillas and also Jamaran destroyer will be dispatched to the waters of friendly countries and (other) distant international waters,” Khadem Beigham, the deputy commander of the Navy, said upon the return of the ninth Iranian flotilla from the Gulf of Aden.
He went on to say that the Islamic Republic will maintain its military presence in the Gulf of Aden as long as piracy and “sea terrorism” exists in that region.
Iran’s Navy is a strategic force, which must have a permanent presence in the region, particularly in the Indian Ocean, he added.
Iran’s ninth flotilla, along with two destroyers, were dispatched to the Gulf of Aden three months ago with the aim of patrolling the region in order to protect commercial vessels sailing in the area against Somali pirates.
