Zitat:06 March

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Ships stranded outside Iran’s main food cargo terminal at Bandar Imam Khomeini due to western sanctions finally diverted to new destinations … in late January as much as 400,000 tonnes of grain were being held up on ten vessels, as EU sanctions froze the assets of Iran’s central banks and held up payments for consignments.

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Deputy armed forces commander: New indigenous built submarine FATEH “will be put into operation in the beginning of new Iranian Year” which starts on 21 Mar (rmks: should equal project QAEEM) … “after the FATEH submarine is released, Iran plans to start making a 1,200 ton BESAT submarine” (rmks: so we will have to wait a number of years for this one).

Elmo schrieb:Iran capable of building aircraft carriers: Navy chief

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Erich schrieb:das halte ich für ein Gerücht. Der Iran ist von seiner geographischen Lage wie auch von seiner derzeitgen Bewaffnung her gesehen nicht das "klassische Trägerland". Das Randmeer, der Golf, an dem der Iran liegt, ist für einen Trägereinsatz eher ungeeignet.
Der Träger ist im ganzen Gebiet nur eine Zielscheibe für eine starke Lauftwaffe von NAchbarstaaten, für landgestützte Anti-Schiffs-Raketen und sogar für kleine Schiffe mit entsprechender Bewaffnung; ein Träger kann sich nirgends operativ gut bewegen. Der Golf lässt sich von Land aus wesentlich besser kontrollieren.
Und über den Golf hinausgehende operative Interessen hat der Iran eigentlich nicht.

Zitat:Iran Navy to reinforce presence in open seas in new calendar year: commander
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Pointing to Iranian naval fleets which have successfully carried out their missions in the Sea of Oman, the Red Sea, the north of the Indian Ocean, and the Mediterranean Sea, he said that the Navy will continue its strong presence in the international waters and open seas.

Elsewhere in his remarks, the Navy commander said that Iran is capable of building aircraft carriers.

“Considering the capabilities of the committed and skilled youth in the Navy, the Defense Industries Organization, and the country’s universities, the Islamic Republic is capable of building aircraft carriers, but we do not feel any need in this regard,” he said.
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Zitat:the Islamic Republic is capable of building aircraft carriers, but we do not feel any need in this regard

Zitat:Iran most innovative in missile-launching speedboat manufacture: admiral

TEHRAN – The commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Naval Force has said that Iran is the world’s leading country in producing missile-launching speedboats. Rear Admiral Ali Fadavi made the remarks during the opening ceremony of the second national conference on speedboats which opened on Sunday at Tehran’s Sharif University of Technology.

He said, “Armed speedboats which are capable of firing while moving at high speed only exist in Iran. “Speedboats equipped with torpedoes and electronic systems exist nowhere in the world but in Iran.” He added, “Many countries have not entered this field, and some countries like the United States abandoned their attempt after a short time.”

He also said that Iran possesses 20,000 speedboats which serve military purposes.
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Zitat:Iranian Navy to Expand Operational Zone in Indian Ocean

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran's Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari announced that the Navy plans to stretch its operational range in the Northern waters of the Indian Ocean.
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"Given the expansion of the operational zone of the Army's Navy in the Northern Indian Ocean and our plan for going to waters beyond the 10-degree latitude, we need to have interaction and cooperation with the neighboring states, special countries in the North of the Indian Ocean," Sayyari stated.
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22 May

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IRAN
The number of Iranian crude vessels passing through the Suez Canal has dropped by 5-6 percent this year … although Egypt has not joined EU/US sanctions and will continue to allow Iranian vessels to use the Canal even after July.

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29 May

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IRAN
Iran has completed 4-year domestic overhaul and mid-life upgrade and re-launched KILO-class submarine TAREGH (acquired from Russia in 1992) … all systems repaired with locally-made replacements.

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Zitat:Iran Is Far More Capable Of Stealth Naval Warfare Than Most Ever Imagined
Walter Hickey | May 31, 2012, 9:50 AM | 3,109 | 17
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In the past, Iran's navy was reliant upon Russia to repair their subs — three twenty-year-old acquisitions from the Soviets — when repairs or maintenance were required. This time, Moscow rejected the Iranian's request for parts and plans, instead demanding that the repairs of the Tareq take place in a Russian shipyard.

According to the commander of the rag-tag Iranian navy — Admiral Habibollah Sayar — that demand stoked Iranian fears that the trip would be a one-way expedition, an attempt by Russia or Western powers to reclaim a third of Iran's underwater naval capability.
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The Iranians developed and built replacement parts in Iran for the first time. According to an article disseminated by the Agence France-Presse news agency, the navy designed, built, and replaced:

Engine components as well as the diving system
The ailerons (wing-like stabilizers near the stern)
The submarine's propeller
Several electronic units and pumps


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Zitat:Iran plans nuclear-powered submarine: report

DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran said on Tuesday it planned to build its first nuclear-powered submarine, a news agency reported, an announcement that came days before talks with world powers and may add to Western concerns over its atomic activities.

"Preliminary steps in making an atomic submarine have started and we hope to see the use of ... nuclear submarines in the navy in the future," deputy navy commander Abbas Zamini was quoted as saying by Iran's Fars News Agency.
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