Iran’s Navy reveals new ships equipped with long-range missiles.

Iran ‌Unveils ⁢New Vessels with⁤ Long-Range Missiles Amid Rising Tensions

Iran’s ‌Revolutionary Guards’ Navy‍ has unveiled new vessels equipped with⁣ 600-km⁣ range missiles at a time ‌of rising tensions⁣ with the United States in the Gulf, the semi-official Tasnim News Agency reported on Wednesday.

The announcement was made during a military exercise off the coast‌ of Abu Musa island, one of three ⁢Gulf islands under‌ Iranian ⁢control but disputed ‌by the United Arab Emirates.

The news agency gave no details about the missiles but ⁤cited a commander on the need to⁤ defend ​the islands.

“The Persian Gulf belongs to⁤ all‍ of the region’s⁣ countries.”

“The islands of the⁣ Persian Gulf are part of Iran’s honor and ‌we will defend them,”⁣ Revolutionary Guards’ Navy ‍commander Alireza Tangsiri said, adding that Gulf security needed to ​be provided‌ by regional countries.

“These ‌states must ⁢be very prudent and prevent⁢ themselves from falling into the conspiracies‍ and divisive plans‌ of extra-regional‌ countries,” he​ added.

Last month, the United States sent ⁢additional⁣ F-35 and⁣ F-16 fighter jets, along with a warship to the Middle East, in a bid to monitor waterways ⁤in the region following Iran’s seizure of commercial shipping vessels in recent months.

(Reporting by⁢ Dubai Newsroom; Editing by Muralikumar Anantharaman, Robert Birsel)

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