Iran deploys ship-destroying speed boats
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April 23, 2010, Friday
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THE Islamic Republic, which is in dispute with the West over its nuclear activities, often announces advances in its military capabilities in an apparent bid to show its readiness for any attack.
On Wednesday, the Pentagon said US military action against Iran remained an option even as Washington pursues diplomacy and sanctions to halt the country's atomic activities.
Iranian media said naval, air and ground units of the elite Guards force would take part in the three-day exercise in the Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz. About 40 percent of the world's traded oil leaves the Gulf region through the strategic narrows.
Western military analysts say Iran could use "asymmetric warfare," such as deploying swarms of speed boats to disrupt an enemy.
State broadcaster IRIB said the Guard put into operation for the first time its "smart and unique" Ya Mahdi vessel. "The radar-evading, high-speed Ya Mahdi vessel is able to track and target the enemy's surface vessels in a smart way and destroy them," it said.
A spokesman for the manoeuvres, Ali-Reza Tangsiri, said Ya Mahdi was a remote-controlled vessel whose missiles could blow 7-meter holes in any enemy ship.
The ILNA news agency said more than 300 various high-speed boats took part in the drill.
On Wednesday, the Pentagon said US military action against Iran remained an option even as Washington pursues diplomacy and sanctions to halt the country's atomic activities.
Iranian media said naval, air and ground units of the elite Guards force would take part in the three-day exercise in the Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz. About 40 percent of the world's traded oil leaves the Gulf region through the strategic narrows.
Western military analysts say Iran could use "asymmetric warfare," such as deploying swarms of speed boats to disrupt an enemy.
State broadcaster IRIB said the Guard put into operation for the first time its "smart and unique" Ya Mahdi vessel. "The radar-evading, high-speed Ya Mahdi vessel is able to track and target the enemy's surface vessels in a smart way and destroy them," it said.
A spokesman for the manoeuvres, Ali-Reza Tangsiri, said Ya Mahdi was a remote-controlled vessel whose missiles could blow 7-meter holes in any enemy ship.
The ILNA news agency said more than 300 various high-speed boats took part in the drill.
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