Iranian Navy Commander Announces Plans to Send Ships to Gulf of Mexico

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The head of Iran’s Navy, Commander Rear Admiral Hossein Khanzadi, promised in his first speech since his appointment to “fly the Iranian flag in the Gulf of Mexico,” encouraging Navy officers to consider an Iranian presence in the Atlantic Ocean a pivotal goal and soon-to-be routine occurrence.

The Iranian news agency Tasnim reported that Khanzadi asserted the Iranian Navy “will soon go to the Atlantic Ocean, visit some South American countries, and wave the Iranian flag in the Gulf of Mexico.”

“Highlighting plans to develop military gear for operations in international waters, the commander said the Navy would unveil new vessels and submarines within the next year,” it added. Tasnim noted that Khanzadi placed emphasis on unveiling a variety of new technologies that would help Iran dominate the Atlantic Ocean as well as waters closer to the borders of Iran.

Algemeiner notes that, while Khanzadi’s mission of placing Iranian assets in the Gulf of Mexico is a new ambition of the Navy’s, to have an established presence in the West has always been Iran’s goal. The outlet quotes Rear Adm. Habibollah Sayyari, who stepped down in early November as Khanzadi was appointed, saying at Khanzadi’s inauguration that “sailing in open waters between Europe and Americas should be the Navy’s goal, which will be realized in the near future.”

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