Iranian Submarines To Be Deployed In International Waters

Iran aspires to be a major player on the world stage and the next step in the process seems to be to deploy its submarines in the high seas and international waters.

Iran plans to deploy several units of its subsurface vessels in the high seas and international waters as part of its strategy to defend the country's interests abroad, Commander of the Iranian Army Major General Ataollah Salehi announced on Tuesday.

"With the support of God Almighty, we will witness the dispatch of the Navy's subsurface vessels to free waters and the high seas in the near future," Salehi said.

"The only force which can act as a strategic force is the Navy," he reiterated, and added, "This force can even dispatch warships to the high seas and fulfill missions in there."

Elsewhere, Salehi pointed to the Navy's self-sufficiency and initiatives in producing various kinds of warfare equipment, and said, "Today the Navy's capabilities have expanded to such a level that it will renew and indigenize more than two-third of its equipment by the next decade."

The Iranian military commanders have always announced that the Navy's presence in the high seas and international waters is part of Tehran's strategy for displaying its might and power to the world.

By: Shelldrake