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Iran set to deploy first destroyer for patrols in Persian Gulf NICOSIA - Iran has completed preparations for the deployment of its first indigenous naval destroyer. The Navy said it was ready to launch its first destroyer, Jamaran, over the next several weeks. Jamaran, commissioned in February 2010, would begin patrols of the Persian Gulf and Sea of Oman. "Jamaran destroyer will be deployed in an area 10 degrees north of international waters in the near future," Iranian Navy commander Rear Adm. Habibollah Sayari said. In remarks reported by Iran's state-owned Fars News Agency, Sayari said Jamaran has a weight displacement of 14,000 tons and equipped with radars as well as advanced electronic warfare systems. The surface vessel was also fitted with anti-ship, surface-to-air missiles and torpedoes. Officials said the Navy has been expanding its presence in the Gulf and Sea of Oman. They cited Iran's participation in an anti-piracy mission in the Gulf of Aden, which began in November 2008. "Dispatching the Ninth Fleet to the Gulf of Aden signifies the Navy's combat power for staging a powerful presence in international waters," Sayari said. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ -------------------------- Want to discuss this topic? Head on over to our discussion list, [email protected]. -------------------------- Brooks Isoldi, editor [email protected] http://www.intellnet.org Post message: [email protected] Subscribe: [email protected] Unsubscribe: [email protected] *** FAIR USE NOTICE. This message contains copyrighted material whose use has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. OSINT, as a part of The Intelligence Network, is making it available without profit to OSINT YahooGroups members who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information in their efforts to advance the understanding of intelligence and law enforcement organizations, their activities, methods, techniques, human rights, civil liberties, social justice and other intelligence related issues, for non-profit research and educational purposes only. We believe that this constitutes a 'fair use' of the copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Law. If you wish to use this copyrighted material for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use,' you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtmlYahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
