For the first time ever, two Iranian ships entered Atlantic waters

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TEHRAN, 11 June, 2021 (TON): Two Iranian naval ships entered the Atlantic Ocean for the first time, a senior Iranian military commander confirmed on Thursday.

The Deputy Iranian Army Coordinator Admiral Habibollah Sayyari said, the two ships, including the Makran port ship and a domestically-built Sahand destroyer which departed Iran's southern port of Bandar Abbas on 10 May, have arrived at the Atlantic Ocean without calling at other countries' ports.

The media cited Sayyari, "We consider our presence in international waters an inalienable strategic right of the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy, and we will continue on this path with strength."

This is the country’s longest maritime mission, he added.

Western media have reported that the destination for the Iranian ships is Venezuela.

 

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