Iran still present in the Indian Ocean

(B2) Iranian ships will continue to ensure a presence in international waters, this is the meaning of the interview given to the national agency IRNA by the commander of the fleet on Rear admiral Habibollah Sayyari Thursday (December 27). " Several countries are present in international waters. And the presence of the Iranian navy which aims to ensure the safety of merchant ships and tankers has proven its capabilities » "The world has accepted the navy's capability as its progress in building new maritime equipment " he added. The Iranian navy has been regularly patrolling the Gulf since the capture of an Iranian cargo ship, the MV Delight off the coast of Yemen. She had benefited in November from the reinforcement of her new missile frigate Sina 7, launched on the National Day of the Navy, as well as two small submarines (class Capable measuring about thirty meters). These submarines, equipped with radar equipment and advanced defense systems, provide a presence " in the Strait of Hormuz and the Persian Gulf “says the Iranian agency. NB: Presence which probably has little to do with the threat of piracy. But more certainly with the surveillance of this area by international forces, specifically the US.