New destroyer joins Iran’s naval fleet
Iran’s new destroyer, dubbed Deylaman, joined the country’s naval fleet in the Caspian Sea during a ceremony held in the northern port city of Bandar Anzali on Monday.
Deylaman is equipped with various types of domestically-manufactured defense systems and equipment.
It has the capability to navigate for a long time, search, discover, identify, monitor, confront and, if necessary, repel any air, surface and subsurface threats. Deylaman is also capable of carrying helicopters on its deck.
Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Baqeri, who participated in the ceremony, said the destroyer sends a message of peace and friendship to all the neighbors of Iran, in particular the Caspian Sea countries.
He noted, “The Caspian Sea is a sea of peace and friendship, and Iran enjoys amicable military relations with all the Caspian Sea littoral states, so the navy has once again stressed on the message of friendship by building this destroyer, which is a great masterpiece in the history of the navy.”
Chief Commander of the Army Major General Abdolrahim Mousavi, Navy Commander Rear Admiral Shahram Irani and a number of top military officials were also present at the ceremony.