Iran has no plan to send warships to Syria: Navy commander
Code: 81849203 (5006155) | Date: 22/11/2015 | Time: 16:52|
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Tehran, Nov 22, IRNA – Iran has no plan to send warships to the Syrian port
of Tartus, Navy Commander Rear-Admiral Habibollah Sayyari said on Sunday.

Speaking in a press conference, he said in response to a question whether
the missile attack from the Caspian Sea to Daesh targets in Syria has been
carried by the Iranian or the Russian Navy, the commander said that Iran has
not launched missile toward Syria.

The Navy commander said that Iran aims to stage naval drill dubbed as
'Velayat 94' in winter this year.

The 37th Fleet of the Iranian Navy will head to the Gulf of Aden on December
1 in line with the policy to safeguard maritime security, the commander
added.

In recent years, Iran’s Navy has been increasing its presence in
international waters to protect safety of the high seas for merchant ships
and tankers.

The Islamic Republic has repeatedly asserted that its overseas naval
presence is meant to convey a message of peace and friendship to the other
countries. Iranian officials and commanders have also underlined on various
occasions that all military exercises and that the Islamic Republic of Iran
boosts military preparedness and upgrades defense hardware and software for
deterrence to threat of aggression.

Velayat war games are the annual exercises conducted by the Iranian Army’s
naval forces each year.

Surface-to-surface defense system at sea, submarines, aviation service and
airborne units participate in the drills.
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