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Iran Plans Submarine Expansion in Persian Gulf, Raising Risk of U.S. Clash
Iran is planning to expand its submarine fleet amid continued maritime tensions with the U.S., Israel and other powers as President Joe Biden pushes for a diplomatic thaw between Washington, D.C. and Tehran despite regional violence.
Rear-Admiral Amir Rastegari, the head of the Defense Ministry's marine industries organization arm, told the state-run IRNA on Monday that the navy is planning to provide "light and semi-heavy domestically-developed submarines" to the elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
The IRGC maritime area of responsibility is the Persian Gulf stretching to the Strait of Hormuz, Rastegari said. Iran navy oversees the eastern portion of the Strait of Hormuz into the Indian Ocean.
Rastegari said construction of the new submarines would begin this year, though did not offer any details on their capabilities nor a specific date by which they would be operational. IRNA reported they would be ready "within the next few years."
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Rastegari told the news agency that the reliance of the Iranian armed forces on foreign marine technology has decreased from 70 percent to 20 percent. Iran was under a tight arms embargo until last year, and remains under a range of American sanctions. These measures have stifled its economy and choked imports and exports.
Between them, Iran navy and the IRGC have a force of around 34 submarines, according to the Nuclear Threat Initiative nonprofit. Of these, 27 are mini-submarines, with the remaining seven diesel-electric attack submarines.
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If we increase our defense capabilities, it is to create security and peace
Ahmad
newsweek
Iran Plans Submarine Expansion in Persian Gulf, Raising Risk of U.S. Clash
Iran is planning to expand its submarine fleet amid continued maritime tensions with the U.S., Israel and other powers as President Joe Biden pushes for a diplomatic thaw between Washington, D.C. and Tehran despite regional violence.
Rear-Admiral Amir Rastegari, the head of the Defense Ministry's marine industries organization arm, told the state-run IRNA on Monday that the navy is planning to provide "light and semi-heavy domestically-developed submarines" to the elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
The IRGC maritime area of responsibility is the Persian Gulf stretching to the Strait of Hormuz, Rastegari said. Iran navy oversees the eastern portion of the Strait of Hormuz into the Indian Ocean.
Rastegari said construction of the new submarines would begin this year, though did not offer any details on their capabilities nor a specific date by which they would be operational. IRNA reported they would be ready "within the next few years."
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Rastegari told the news agency that the reliance of the Iranian armed forces on foreign marine technology has decreased from 70 percent to 20 percent. Iran was under a tight arms embargo until last year, and remains under a range of American sanctions. These measures have stifled its economy and choked imports and exports.
Between them, Iran navy and the IRGC have a force of around 34 submarines, according to the Nuclear Threat Initiative nonprofit. Of these, 27 are mini-submarines, with the remaining seven diesel-electric attack submarines.
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If we increase our defense capabilities, it is to create security and peace
Ahmad
newsweek
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