Chief Commander of Irans Army Navy Rear Admiral Shahram Irani said that the 'Damavand' destroyer is under final testing and will join the navy soon. "In 1401 [current Iranian year started on March 20], the process of building marine equipment will accelerate," said the commander. Stating that the domestically-made 'Damavand' destroyer is under ...

The National Interest | David Axe: The Iranian navy announced it would build a new kind of warship -- a destroyer displacing as much as 7,000 tons of water, potentially placing it roughly in the same class as major American and European surface combatants. Be skeptical. Iran for decades has failed significantly to expand its surface fleet. The ...

MNA The Iranian destroyer Damavand, which had crashed into a jetty back in January 2018, has been completely repaired and will join the Navy before the current year ends (March 2020), commander of the Iranian navy said. Speaking at the opening ceremony of the International Army Games on Kish Island, southern Iran, on Sunday evening, Rear Admiral ...

MNA Commander of the Iranian Navy Rear Admiral Hossein Khanzadi said Mon. that the homegrown Damavand destroyer, which crashed into a jetty back in January 2018, has been repaired and is ready to rejoin the fleet. Rear Admiral Khanzadi noted that the overhaul and repair process of the home-grown Damavand has been complete after months of incessant ...

Tasnim Commander of the Iranian Navy Rear Admiral Hossein Khanzadi said the domestically made Damavand destroyer, which crashed into a jetty back in January, will return to service in the coming months. Speaking at a ceremony held in the southern port city of Banda Abbas on Saturday to add the homegrown Sahand destroyer to the Navys fleet, Admiral ...

IFP- A video circulated in the Iranian media shows the giant homegrown destroyer Damavand has fully sunk in the Caspian Sea a couple of weeks after it suffered damages during the stormy weather of Anzali Port. The destroyer, which reportedly sank on Sunday, January 28, had crashed with Anzali Ports jetty on January 10 and suffered minor damages ...

Tasnim The body of the second sailor of the Iranian Navy who had gone missing in the Caspian Sea after Damavand destroyer crashed into a jetty was recovered, the Navy announced on Saturday. The body of Martyr Amir Basereh, one of the Navys commandoes, was recovered 16 days after he went missing in the Caspian Sea, the Public Relations Department ...

Tasnim The body of one of the two Iranian Navy officers who went missing after a destroyer crash at the Caspian port city of Bandar-e-Anzali has been found, the Army said Wednesday. The Army said in a statement that the body of the martyr, Lieutenant Bijan Zare, has been found after days of search in the sea. It also said the search operation ...

Tasnim Two members of the Iranian Navy on board Damavand destroyer have gone missing in the Caspian Sea after the military vessel had an accident near the port and suffered serious damages, Irans Army announced. Army Spokesperson General Shahin Taqikhani said on Monday that a search operation is underway to find the two servicemen missing in the ...

Tasnim Stormy weather caused minor damages to Irans Damavand destroyer in the Caspian Sea, the Navy said. The accident occurred on Wednesday morning, when Damavand was docking at port in Irans northern province of Gilan, the Navys regional command said. Increasing wind speed and severe storm in the Caspian Sea caused the destroyer to have a minor ...

Press TV- A flotilla of Iranian warships has left the countrys northern territorial waters for Russia in a bid to convey the Islamic Republics message of peace and friendship. The naval fleet, comprised of thedomestically-manufactured Damavand destroyer and a missile-launching frigate, dubbed Derafsh, set sail for Makhachkala, the capital city ...

An Iranian Navy flotilla, including the home-made Damavand destroyer and a missile-armed vessel, dubbed Joshan, arrived in Baku Oct. 19. The warships were welcomed with a military orchestra. During the three-day visit, the Iranian delegation will visit the graves of Azerbaijans national leader Heydar Aliyev and his spouse Zarifa Aliyeva as well as ...

Asenior Iranian Navy official says a fleet, comprising a domestically-built destroyer and a missile-launching warship, has departed for Azerbaijans port city of Baku on the Caspian Sea coast. Rear AdmiralAfshin Rezaei Haddad told reporters on Sunday that Damavand destroyerand Joshan missile vessel with 200 navy forces on board headed to Baku ...

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran sent its second fleet of warships, including a home-made destroyer, to the Russian territorial waters on Sunday. The Iranian fleet of warships which includes Joshan (Shield) and Peykan (Arrow) warships and the hi-tech Damavand destroyer is due to berth in Russia's Astarakhan port for a 12-day stay that bears the message of peace ...

The Iranian Navy will send a naval fleet comprising the domestically-built Damavand destroyer to Russia in the near future, an Iranian commander says. Rear Admiral Afshin Rezaei Haddad, the commander of Irans Fourth Maritime Zone, made the remark in an interview with Fars News Agency on Saturday. The Iranian fleet of warships will dock at the ...

IFP has taken a look at the front pages of newspapers on Sunday and picked headlines from 21 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy. With a November 24 deadline for a nuclear deal approaching fast, the press coverage of ongoing talks between Iran and P5+1 in Vienna has become more extensive by the day;...

[caption id="attachment_131470" align="alignright" width="163"] Iran's Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari[/caption] TEHRAN, Mar. 16 (MNA) Iranian Navy commander says Navy Fleet 33 will deliver Irans message of peace and friendship to world countries. Iranian Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari who was addressing ...

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[caption id="attachment_154819" align="alignright" width="215"] Iranian Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari[/caption] Iran's Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari says the countrys domestically-made destroyer, Damavand, will help promote security in the Caspian Sea, Press TV reports. Boosting security in the Caspian Sea is ...

A selection of the latest news stories and editorials published in Iranian news outlets, compiled by AEI Critical Threats Project Iran Analyst Mehrdad Moarefian and Marie Donovan, with contributors Farzin Farzad and Diana Timmerman. To receive this daily newsletter, please subscribe online. Key takeaway:President Hassan Rouhani praised the Islamic ...