By Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Iran's powerful Revolutionary Guards inaugurated a new naval base on Sunday to reinforce Tehran's authority over three Persian Gulf islands also claimed by the neighboring United Arab Emirates, Iranian state TV reported. The base near the Iranian mainland's southern port of Bandar-e Lengeh some 1,100 kilometers ...

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Iran's official news agency says the country's navy plans to establish a new base near Pakistan's border in the Sea of Oman. The plans are part of Iranian ambitions to exert its naval power outside the Persian Gulf, including sending warships to the Mediterranean and claiming it might someday have ships in the Atlantic. The ...

Iran news headlines on Sunday include Iran plan to build new naval base; Iranconfiscation of Buddha statues from shops in Tehran; Iran lifting ban ofpistachio exports;Irans Supreme Courtapprovalof death sentences for bank embezzlement case and an Iranian MP remarks over not shutting down Fordowuranium enrichment plant. Iran plans to establish new ...