Commander describes expansion of Iran navy

In a rare interview, which coincides with Iran's Sacred Defense Week, commander of the Iranian navy Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari describes the current strategies of the force under his command.

The commander told the Resalat daily explained how the mission of the Iranian navy had evolved from a littoral force mainly active in the Persian Gulf, into a blue water force.

"The task that has been allocated to this force by the commander-in-chief of the armed forces [Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei] is the expansion of the operations of our fleet from the national waters to international waters.

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