Iranian navy to launch two ships and a submarine this week

The Commander of the Iranian Navy has said that two new ships and a submarine would be launched later this week.

Cmdr Habibolallh Sayyari told that all three vessels were made in Iran. “On the occasion of Navy Day [November 27], two missile-carrying ships named ‘Kalat’ and ‘Derafsh’, as well as a light submarine will be launched. Iranian and US vessels sometimes come into close contact along the Strait of Hormuz, creating tension between Tehran and Washington, and Cmdr Sayyari said that Iran would close the Strait if the country were threatened. The Strait of Hormuz is an important passage way for the transport of oil from the Middle East to the world, and the US has said that would not let Iran close the waterway. Between 20 and 40 percent of the world's oil is shipped via the Strait of Hormuz each year.
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