Azerbaijan - Iran's Defense Minister Ahmad Vahidi said that Iran planned to build and launch new submarines and drones in Caspian Sea, Fars News Agency reported. He announced Iran's protest against presence of foreign troops in Caspian Sea, saying Iran ready to form common military forces with Caspian Sea lateral countries to protect region's security.
Vahidi's statement came after Iran launched a destroyer in Caspian Sea on March 17. The "Jamaran 2" destroyer produced by the Iranian navy is delivered to the Iranian navy in the Caspian Sea on Sunday.
| Makes some sense: put a light frigate or two, a couple small subs, patrol boats and drones into the Caspian and Iran could control its end of it rather nicely. Along with all the oil thereabouts... |
| Against whom? Kazakhstan? Azerbaijan? Russia? or Turkmenistan? |
| I wouldn't mess with Russia, but Iran could easily intimidate the others... |
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