Iranian DM: Cooperation between Army, IRGC Navies Strong Dam against Enemies

General Hatami made the remarks in a meeting with Iran’s Navy Commander Rear Admiral Hossein Khanzadi.

“Considering the importance of waterways in various sectors such as security, economy, and the traffic of merchant ships and oil tankers, ensuring the security of water routes is an inevitable necessity,” he said.

“Cooperation between Army Navy and the IRGC Navy is considered as a reliable support in fight against any aggressions and in preserving the deterrence power of the Islamic Republic of Iran in international waters,” General Hatami underlined.

“Today, the Iranian Navy has the ability to use advanced equipment and weapons in the field of naval combat to have a powerful presence in maintaining security [in the region], from the shores of the Persian Gulf and the Sea of Oman to the Indian Ocean,” he said, adding, “Wherever there is a need for ensuring  security in international waters, the Iranian Navy can be present.”Iranian Navy has upgraded its position and role into a strategic force in the region, General Hatami added. He added that his ministry is determined to improve the naval combat power of Iranian Navy and Navy of IRGC.Rear Admiral Khanzadi, for his part, noted that thanks to its achieved experiences during the imposed war with Iraq and under the US sanctions, Iran Navy seeks to improve its capabilities in cooperation with the domestic defense industry.Earlier this week, General Hatami had asked the legislature to ratify an extra independent budget to boost research at his ministry, and stressed domestic capabilities to produce different strategic weapons to defend the country against any possible threat.