Iran's Navy Force commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayari said Sunday that Iran would hold a war game early December in "Oman Sea, Persian Gulf and Hurmoz Strait," Iranian Students news agency (ISNA) reported.
The forthcoming war game is dubbed "Unity 87," Sayari said, adding that "All the movements of the enemy in Oman Sea, Persian Gulf and Hurmoz Strait are under control and the enemy will never dare to enter Iran's waters."
He also said that on the occasion of the Iranian navy day on Nov. 27, Iranian Navy Force would be added by a light submarine named "Gadir," and two small warships named as "Kalat (fortress in Farsi) and Derafsh (banner in Farsi) which are capable of launching rockets."
According to Iran's official IRNA news agency, another Iranian Navy commander Rear Admiral Hossein Ashrafi Sunday told a press conference that "the Navy forces are present in the region in the most powerful manner to defend the country's sea borders."
Iran's Basij (voluntary forces) Commander Hojatoleslam Hossein Ta'eb said Wednesday that Iran would enhance its navy might three times if there is a necessity, IRNA reported.
Earlier report also said that Iran upgraded the naval base in Asalouyeh, a Gulf port in southern Iranian Booshehr province.
The United States and Israel have consistently refused to rule out the possibility of military strikes against Iran over its refusal to halt its nuclear program.
The United States and its allies have accused Iran of trying to develop nuclear weapons under the cover of a civilian nuclear program. Iran has denied the U.S. charges and insisted that its nuclear program is for peaceful purposes only.
Source: Xinhua
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