Iranian Navy Commander Rear Adm. Habibollah Sayyari announced today
that Iran plans to establish a new naval base in Pasabandar in the Sea of Oman,
Iran’s official news agency IRNA reported. The base will be near Pakistani
border, some 30 kilometers (100 miles) from Pakistani port of Gwadar.
The plan will be part of an ambitious program to extend Iranian naval power outside the Persian Gulf. Iran has conducted numerous naval drills in past years as it increases its presence in regional waterways.
File photo: Two Iranian warships dock in the Sudanese Red Sea city of Port Sudan in December 2012. (AFP/STR)
The plan will be part of an ambitious program to extend Iranian naval power outside the Persian Gulf. Iran has conducted numerous naval drills in past years as it increases its presence in regional waterways.
File photo: Two Iranian warships dock in the Sudanese Red Sea city of Port Sudan in December 2012. (AFP/STR)
