US Navy

US Navy plans to invest $11.5 billion in 4 new ships

TEHRAN, Aug. 22 (MNA) – The United States Navy (US Navy) is preparing to award a new contract for the construction of four new amphibious assault ships, with an estimated value of $11.5 billion.

Commander:

IRGC can reach US Navy at closest point in intl. waters

TEHRAN, Aug. 12 (MNA) – We sent a message to Americans that we are able to reach the closest point to you, a commander of the fifth Martyr Lieutenant General Haj Qassem Soleimani fleet of the IRGC Navy says.

US Navy can't stop Yemeni attacks with force alone: Commander

TEHRAN, Aug. 09 (MNA) – The US Navy's mission to repel the operations of the Yemeni Armed Forces will not suffice on its own to prevent the Yemeni attacks on merchant vessels, the admiral leading operations in the Middle East acknowledged.

Iran censures US for downing passenger plane 36 yrs ago

TEHRAN, Jul. 02 (MNA) – Iran’s Foreign Ministry has strongly condemned the United States' serious and gross violations of human rights on the 36th anniversary of the downing of its passenger aircraft by a US Navy missile over the Persian Gulf.

Yemen US Navy combat most intense since World War II

TEHRAN, Jun. 14 (MNA) – The US-led campaign against the Yemeni army, overshadowed by the Israeli war on the Gaza Strip, has turned into the most intense running sea battle the Navy has faced since World War II, US local media says.

Bahraini hackers get access to US Navy confidential documents

TEHRAN, Feb. 12 (MNA) – Bahraini hackers have penetrated into the systems of the US Navy’s Fifth Fleet and gained access to confidential documents.

Iran downplays as “foolish” US plans to protect Israeli ships

TEHRAN, Dec. 14 (MNA) – Iran's defense minister has downplayed as “foolish” US plans to establish a maritime task force in the Red Sea with the apparent purpose of protecting Israel-bound vessels in the area.

Iran Navy monitors US aircraft carrier in regional waters

TEHRAN, Nov. 28 (MNA) – Iran's Naval Intelligence systems have successfully tracked and identified a US aircraft carrier group in the Gulf of Aden and the Sea of Oman.

US Navy announces sending nuclear submarine to West Asia

TEHRAN, Nov. 06 (MNA) – A US nuclear submarine arrived in the operational area of the "CENTCOM" (US Central Command) on Monday.

Yemeni naval cmdr.:

Yemen not to allow US to approach its territorial waters

TEHRAN, Aug. 09 (MNA) – A commander of the Yemeni coastal guards warned the US that the Yemeni forces are monitoring the sailing of the US Navy in the Red Sea and will not allow them to approach Yemeni territorial waters.

Ansarullah warns US against getting close to Yemen waters

TEHRAN, Aug. 08 (MNA) – The Yemeni Ansarullh resistance movement has warned of the longest and costliest war in history in the event US Navy vessels approach the Arab country’s territorial waters.

US deploys 3000 sailors, Marines to Red Sea in proactive move

TEHRAN, Aug. 07 (MNA) – In new provocative action, the US deployed more than 3,000 US military personnel to the Red Sea for what Americans justified as increased deployments after tanker seizures by Iran.

Informed source says;

Iran made no attempt to seize oil tankers in Persian Gulf

TEHRAN, Jul. 06 (MNA) – Iran made no attempt to seize oil tankers in the Persian Gulf on Wednesday, an informed Iranian defense source said, denying an earlier US claim accusing Tehran of trying to take control of two ships.

5 sailors injured in watercraft crash in California coast

TEHRAN, Jun. 17 (MNA) – A small Navy watercraft crashed off the California coast in the pre-dawn hours Friday, injuring five sailors with a Naval Special Warfare unit, an official said.

US aircraft carrier sails into Oslo amid tensions with Russia

TEHRAN, May 24 (MNA) – The world's largest aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R. Ford, sailed into Oslo on Wednesday, a first for such a US ship, in a show of NATO force at a time of heightened tension between NATO and Russia over the war in Ukraine.

Admiral Irani:

Iran navy issues warning to US submarine in Hormuz Strait

TEHRAN, Apr. 20 (MNA) – The commander of the Iranian Army Navy has said that the army naval forces issued a warning to an "American nuclear submarine" in the Strait of Hormuz.

China military says US warship illegally entered its waters

TEHRAN, Mar. 23 (MNA) – China's military said on Thursday it had monitored and driven away a US destroyer that illegally entered waters around the Paracel Islands in the South China Sea.

Three US sailors died by suicide in recent weeks

TEHRAN, Nov. 22 (MNA) – Three sailors assigned to Norfolk’s naval maintenance center have died by suicide in recent weeks, local US media said in a report.

Over 100 unmanned vessels to be deployed in PG: CENTCOM

TEHRAN, Nov. 19 (MNA) – A US-led task force will deploy over 100 unmanned vessels in the Persian Gulf region’s strategic waters by next year to stave off maritime threats, the US Central Command chief said on Saturday.

Iran dismisses US Navy claim on sending rocket fuel to Yemen

TEHRAN, Nov. 18 (MNA) – The Permanent Mission of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations denied the claim of the spokesman of the US Fifth Fleet in the Persian Gulf region that Iran sent rocket fuel to Yemen.

IRGC Navy:

US to see Iran's offensive might in case of any aggression

TEHRAN, Oct. 04 (MNA) – The commander of IRGC naval forces in Naval District 2 in the Persian Gulf said that the IRGC naval forces closely monitor any movements by the enemies, especially the US in the Persian Gulf region.

Iran army cmdr.:

Joint aerial drills discussed with Pakistani air force chief

TEHRAN, Sep. 04 (MNA) – Commander of the Iranian Army Major General Abdolrahim Mousavi has said they had discussed holding joint aerial drills in a recent meeting with the commander of the Pakistani air force.

US embassy:

Solomon Islands to ban US navy ships from ports

TEHRAN, Aug. 30 (MNA) – The Solomon Islands government has told the United States it will place a moratorium on navy vessels entering its ports, the United States embassy in Canberra said on Tuesday.

US to develop laser weapons to counter Russia, China missiles

TEHRAN, Aug. 28 (MNA) – Chief of US Naval Operations Admiral says the Navy makes efforts to develop so-called directed energy systems as a possible defense against hypersonic missiles already in the arsenal of Chinese and Russian militaries.

Report suggests:

Iran torpedoes could severely impact structure of US carriers

TEHRAN, Jun. 19 (MNA) – An American website has published a report on the Iranian navy's capabilities to pose a credible threat to US carriers and concluded that the torpedoes Iran possesses could severely impact the structure of a US carrier.

Pilot killed in Navy fighter jet crash in California: report

TEHRAN, Jun. 04 (MNA) – A Navy supersonic F-18 fighter jet crashed on Friday in Southern California desert, killing the pilot, authorities said.

US navy claims stopped ship from Iran carrying fertilizer

TEHRAN, Jan. 23 (MNA) – The US navy claimed on Sunday it had stopped a ship carrying 40 tons of fertilizer that had traveled from Iran in the Sea of Oman.

US Navy claims has rescued 2 Iran seamen in Sea of Oman

TEHRAN, Nov. 28 (MNA) – The US Navy has rescued two Iranian seamen who had been adrift for eight days on a fishing boat in the Sea of Oman, media cited a statement on Sunday.