Iran has equipped its Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) navy with drones and 1,000-kilometer-range missiles, Iranian news agencies reported on August 5, as the United State offers to put guards on commercial ships going through the Persian Gulf's Strait of Hormuz. Referring to the possible presence of U.S. guards, Iranian armed forces spokesman Brigadier General Abolfazl Shekarchi said the region's countries were "capable of ensuring Persian Gulf security" themselves. "What do the Persian Gulf, the Gulf of Oman, and the Indian Ocean have to do with America?" Shekarchi was quoted as saying by the semiofficial Tasnim news agency. To read the original story by Reuters, click here.
Iran Boosts Navy With Missiles, Drones As U.S. Offers Guards For Gulf Ships
An image taken from surveillance video from a U.S. Navy Boeing P-8 Poseidon shows three IRGC fast-attack vessels near a commercial ship in the Strait of Hormuz in June.