"The Iranian Army's naval fleets have already started their voyage towards the Atlantic Ocean via the waters near South Africa," Commander of Iran's Northern Navy Fleet, Admiral Afshin Rezayee Haddad, announced on Saturday.
The admiral, who also heads up the Iranian Army's 4th Naval Zone, added that the ships are approaching the United States' maritime borders, “and this move has a message."
The agency gave no details on the number or types of vessels deployed.
Sayyari first announced Iran would begin a naval buildup "near maritime borders of the United States" in September 2011. The move is part of Iran’s response to Washington’s sizeable naval presence in the Persian Gulf.
The US Navy’s 5th fleet, which is responsible for naval forces in the Persian Gulf, Red Sea, Arabian Sea, and parts of the Indian Ocean, is based in Bahrain.
"Like the arrogant powers that are present near our maritime borders, we will also have a powerful presence close to the American marine borders," Sayyari said at the time.
Sayyari reiterated Iran’s plans to dispatch its naval forces to deploy along US marine borders in the Atlantic in September 2012, saying this would happen “in the next few years".
- In September 2012 the admiral reiterated Iran's plans for sailing off the US coasts to counter the US presence in its waters in the Persian Gulf.
http://rt.com/news/iran-warships-us-waters-197/
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- Irán manda "un mensaje" enviando sus buques de guerra a las fronteras de EE.UU.
Irán ha enviado buques de guerra hasta los límites marítimos de EE.UU. en el océano Atlántico, informaron altos cargos de la Armada iraní.
"Buques de guerra de la Armada iraní comenzaron su viaje hacia el océano Atlántico a través de las aguas próximas a Sudáfrica", anunció el comandante de la Flota Naval del Norte, el almirante Afshin Rezayee Haddad, citado por la agencia oficial Fars.
Las embarcaciones militares "se están acercando a las fronteras marítimas de EE.UU., y este movimiento tiene un mensaje", agregó el almirante.
El anuncio es parte de la respuesta de Teherán a la creciente presencia naval estadounidense en el golfo Pérsico y a la realización de dos maniobras militares en esa vía acuática de la quinta flota norteamericana, con base en Baréin en los últimos años.
En 2013 el comandante de la Marina de Guerra iraní, el contralmirante Habibollah Sayyari, reiteró que Irán planea ampliar su presencia naval en el Atlántico para contrarrestar la presencia militar estadounidense en el golfo Pérsico.
- "Al igual que las potencias arrogantes están presentes cerca de nuestras fronteras marítimas, nosotros también tendremos una fuerte presencia militar cerca de los límites estadounidenses", dijo entonces Sayyari.
Últimamente la República Islámica ha aumentado su presencia en aguas internacionales para proteger las rutas navales y garantizar la seguridad de sus buques de comercio y buques cisterna. Además, la Armada iraní lleva a cabo patrullas de lucha contra la piratería en el golfo de Adén para proteger los buques mercantes.
http://actualidad.rt.com/actualidad/view/119336-iran-eeuu-frontera-buque-guerra?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=actualidad
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Iran sending warships close to US borders...
ReplyDeleteA senior Iranian naval commander says his country has sent several warships to the Atlantic Ocean, close to U.S. maritime borders for the first time.
The commander of Iran's Northern Navy Fleet, Admiral Afshin Rezayee Haddad, is quoted by the official IRNA news agency as saying Saturday that the vessels have already begun the journey to the Atlantic Ocean via waters near South Africa.
"Iran's military fleet is approaching the United States' maritime borders, and this move has a message," Haddad reportedly said, according to Fars, a semi-official Iranian news agency.................http://www.foxnews.com/us/2014/02/08/iran-sending-warships-close-to-us-borders/
8/2/14
Israel PM lambasts Iran move to send ships towards U.S. ....
ReplyDeleteIsrael on Sunday denounced an Iranian announcement that it was sending naval ships towards the United States as further evidence that loosening sanctions on Tehran was counterproductive.
The move to send warships to the Atlantic was announced by the commander of Iran's northern naval fleet on Saturday, who described it as a "message."
The ships "have already started their voyage towards the Atlantic Ocean via the waters near South Africa," said Admiral Afshin Rezayee Haddad, in remarks quoted by Iran's semi-official Fars news agency.
Iranian media reported that two ships -- a destroyer and a helicopter transport vessel -- had been dispatched on Jan. 21. It was not clear how close the ships would travel towards the U.S. maritime border or when they would arrive.
But Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the dispatch of the warships was clear evidence of Iran's "aggression" and proof it had not moderated its policies following a landmark deal with world powers to roll back its nuclear programme in exchange for sanctions relief.
"The easing of sanctions against Iran by the international community has not caused Iran to moderate its international aggression - the complete opposite has occurred," Netanyahu told the weekly cabinet meeting in remarks relayed by his office.............http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2014/02/09/Israel-PM-lambasts-Iran-move-to-send-ships-towards-U-S-.html
9/2/14
Etats-Unis/navires iraniens: le Pentagone "indifférent"....
ReplyDeleteLe Pentagone est indifférent face aux rapports faisant état de l'envoi de navires de guerres iraniens vers les Etats-Unis, a déclaré le porte-parole du département de la Défense Steve Warren cité par les médias occidentaux.
"Nous ne sommes pas préoccupés par leurs déclarations. La liberté de navigation est garantie pour tous les Etats", a indiqué le colonel Warren.
Auparavant, l'agence de presse Fars a annoncé que le commandement de la Marine iranienne avait envoyé des navires de guerre au large des côtes américaines, cette manœuvre constituant selon l'agence "un message".
Lundi, M.Warren a fait savoir que le Pentagone ne disposait pas d'informations sur la présence de navires iraniens à la frontière maritime des Etats-Unis.
Toujours selon lui, si des navires iraniens se dirigent réellement vers les côtes américaines, ils ne doivent pas être "surpris par une variété de flottes naviguant dans l'Atlantique"........................http://fr.ria.ru/world/20140211/200440132.html
11/2/14