Iran Navy Can Patrol off Coast of US
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The commander of the Iranian Navy Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari said Iran has the right to deploy naval vessels near US coastal waters according to international law.
On Tuesday, Sayyari said that international law permits all countries to send their naval ships to the open seas, and naval forces of the Islamic Republic are also allowed to sail in these waters, the Mehr news agency reported.
He went on to say that the Iranian Navy has the right to sail in waters near the coast of the United States because the coastal waters beyond the territorial waters of the country are regarded as the open sea.
He also spoke about the Jamaran destroyer, saying that it is currently on a patrol mission in the Bab-el-Mandeb strait between the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea.
Source: Mehr news agency
The commander of the Iranian Navy Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari said Iran has the right to deploy naval vessels near US coastal waters according to international law.
On Tuesday, Sayyari said that international law permits all countries to send their naval ships to the open seas, and naval forces of the Islamic Republic are also allowed to sail in these waters, the Mehr news agency reported.
He went on to say that the Iranian Navy has the right to sail in waters near the coast of the United States because the coastal waters beyond the territorial waters of the country are regarded as the open sea.
He also spoke about the Jamaran destroyer, saying that it is currently on a patrol mission in the Bab-el-Mandeb strait between the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea.
Source: Mehr news agency
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