Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Navy (IRGCN) formally received (PC313-01), a new type of stealthy missile-armed catamaran, during a ceremony held at the force's main base in Bandar Abbas on 6 January. Martyr Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis The .
The Iranian Navy briefly seized two "surveillance vessels" of the US Navy in the Red Sea, according to state media reports.On Thursday, while carrying out a counter-terrorism mission in the Red Sea, the Iranian Navy's destroyer .
IRGC harasses US warships again
by Jeremy Binnie
Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Navy (IRGCN) has indicated that its recent harassment of US Navy (USN) vessels is part of a renewed policy of confrontation rather than the work of unruly commanders.
In a rare announcement, the 5th Fleet said USS
Georgia
entered the Gulf on 21 December 2020.
(US Naval Forces Central Command/5th Fleet)
In a statement released on 11 May, the IRGC’s naval wing accused the USN of unprofessional conduct that included “firing flares and aimless and provocative shots” at its vessels, which it said were “observing the legal distance enshrined in maritime guidelines and regulations”.