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Iran to unveil new submarine |
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Wednesday, 28 November 2007 |
Iran Focus
 Tehran, Iran, Nov. 28 – Iran will unveil a new light submarine on Wednesday on its southern shores, state media reported.
The submarine has been under construction by experts within the Iranian Defence Ministry for several years, the government-owned news agency Fars said on Tuesday.
The submarine is to commence its first journey in waters south of Iran at a ceremony attended by Iranian military commanders, the report said.
Iran has a dual military system with a regular Armed Forces as well as the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC). Both have their own Army, Navy, and Air Force and report directly to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. |
