DUBAI: The Iranian navy has taken supply of cruise missiles with a variety of 1,000km in addition to reconnaissance helicopters, state media reported on Sunday (Dec 24), because the US accused Iran of a drone assault on a chemical tanker within the Indian ocean.
“The Talaeiyeh cruise missile has a variety of over 1,000km and is a brilliant missile that may change targets mid-mission,” state media cited the pinnacle of Iran’s navy, Shahram Irani, as saying.
Reconnaissance helicopters, drones and marine cruise missiles have been amongst new weapons added to the navy’s arsenal, Irani mentioned, including that “all of this gear has been designed and produced by Iran’s army business”.
Though Western army analysts say Iran generally exaggerates its capabilities, Iranian-made missiles and drones are a key ingredient in Tehran’s army {hardware}.
The US Division of Protection mentioned on Saturday {that a} drone despatched from Iran struck a Liberian-flagged chemical tanker within the Indian ocean, an incident highlighting rising regional tensions and a brand new danger to transport lanes within the wake of the Oct 7 Hamas assault on Israel and Israel’s subsequent motion in Gaza.
Iran on Saturday denied US accusations that it was concerned in planning assaults by Yemen’s Tehran-aligned Houthi motion on industrial vessels within the Crimson Sea.
