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IRGC Navy's reaction to inspection of Iranian ships to be very special

IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency

Bandar Abbas, June 24, IRNA -- Islamic Republic of Iran Navy Commander said here Wednesday, “This force is mighty and capable of reacting very especially and very appropriately to inspection against Iranian ships.”

Rear Admiral Ali Fadavi who was speaking with IRNA on the sidelines of appointing the new commander of IRGC Naval District 1 and the simultaneous seeing off of the former commander of the same district, added, “The Americans and their shaky allies would probably not dare to sneer at out ships maliciously anywhere in the world waters, anyway.”

He reiterated, “If they would resort to such a silly act in accordance with their illegitimate and illegal resolution, we would in the Persian Gulf and at the Strait of Hormoz react with a very special and very appropriate move, relying on the grace of God, and our might and capabilities that are drastically improved compared to the era of our sacred defense war.”

He also reiterated, “The Persian Gulf is the center, and the most sensitive point of the entire world, and the Americans cannot survive without the Persian Gulf and we can exert as much pressure as we might wish to, at any time at this strait.”

The top military official elsewhere in the interview focusing on the IRGC Navy’s programs and policies, said, “This force pursues implementiaon of its missions relying on four pillars, namely its floating vessels, its land to sea missiles’ power, its air to sea missiles’ power, and its musketeer and guerrilla special forces.”

Admiral Fadavi added, “Iran’s power has increased and indescribably and drastically compared to the (Iran-Iraq) war era and right now we are equipped with hundreds of missile launcher ships among our thousands of warships, and the Americans are quite unfamiliar with the capabilities of the IRGC Naval Forces.”

The IRGC Navy commander meanwhile revealed the news about transferring the Command Headquarters of the IRGC Navy from Tehran to Bandar Abbas in less than a month’s time, adding, “Shortly after that the IRI Navy, the Naval Industries of the IRI Army and the entire affiliated industries, too, would be transferred to Bandar Abbas, after which the work procedure in the region would alter to quite a different procedure compared to the past.”

In related news, New Deputy Commander of Islamic Republic of Iran Guard Corps Ali-Reza Tangsiri was appointed here Wednesday.

According to IRNA, at a ceremony held on the purpose at the auditorium of Sahebaz-Zaman Hospital of Bandar Abbas, the IRGC Admiral Ali Fadavi also read for the audience the decree of the new commander of IRGC Naval District I.

Warship Read Admiral Reza Torabi received his decree as the new commander of IRGC Naval District I from the Commander of the IRGC Navy.

A few other officials of the same district were introduced during the same ceremony and officially began their tenure.

The IRGC Navy is shouldering parallel responsibilities with the IRI Navy, both of which equipped with most advanced naval warfare form the country’s strong guardians.