Monday, June 14, 2021

Iran Sends Warships to Atlantic Amid Venezuela Concerns; Fears Over Iranian Gunboats 'delivering missiles' to Venezuela; Rubio Demands Biden 'Forcefully' Confront Them, and related stories

Iranian Army via AP
Iran sends warships to Atlantic amid Venezuela concerns:
An Iranian destroyer and support vessel are now sailing in the Atlantic Ocean in a rare mission far from the Islamic Republic, Iran’s state TV reported on Thursday, without offering the vessels’ final destination.
The trip by the new domestically built destroyer Sahand and the intelligence-gathering vessel Makran comes amid U.S. media reports, citing anonymous American officials, saying the ships were bound for Venezuela. The Associated Press could not immediately confirm the ships’ destination.
The vessels departed last month from Iran’s southern port of Bandar Abbas, said Adm. Habibollah Sayyari, Iran’s deputy army chief. He described their mission as the Iranian navy’s longest and most challenging voyage yet, without elaborating.
Iranian state TV released a short clip of the destroyer cruising through the Atlantic’s rough seas. The video likely was shot from the Makran, a converted commercial oil tanker with a mobile launch platform for helicopters.
“The Navy is improving its seafaring capacity and proving its long-term durability in unfavorable seas and the Atlantic’s unfavorable weather conditions,” Sayyari said, adding that the warships would not call at any country’s port during the mission. --->READ MORE HERE
Photo: Maxar Technologies
Fears over Iranian gunboats 'delivering missiles' to Venezuela:
Concern is mounting over two ships from the Iranian Navy thought to be carrying a cargo of missiles and speeding across the Atlantic Ocean toward Venezuela.
The ships were mid-ocean on Saturday, after reportedly departing from the port of Bandar Abbas in early May. It marks the first time that the Iranian military has sent vessels to round the Cape of Good Hope and enter the Atlantic.
Satellite images show the larger of the two ships, the Makran, a forward supply vessel, carrying small, fast attack boats on its deck. It is unclear what the other ship, a frigate named Sahand, might be carrying.
Yet Venezuela already has a fleet of similar small launches. A much greater concern would be Caracas acquiring new capabilities, in particular surface-to-surface missiles, which could threaten Venezuela’s neighbors, starting with Colombia. --->READ MORE HERE
Follow links below to related stories:

+++++Marco Rubio Warns What Will Happen When Iran Warships Reach Their Destination, Demands Biden 'Forcefully' Confront Them+++++

Fears over Iranian gunboats 'delivering missiles'to Venezuela

U.S. warns Venezuela, Cuba to turn away Iranian ships believed to be carrying arms

Iranian Warship Could Be Bringing Millions of Gallons of Fuel to Venezuela

If you like what you see, please "Like" us on Facebook either here or here. Please follow us on Twitter here.


No comments: