Amid US concern about the destination, two Iranian warships enter the Atlantic Ocean for the first time

The General Coordinator of the Iranian Army, Admiral Habibollah Sayyari, said that two Iranian warships entered the Atlantic Ocean, in a precedent to demonstrate the power of the Iranian army's navy.

Sayyari added that the locally made destroyer "Sahand" and the warship "Makran" of the Iranian navy's forces entered the Atlantic Ocean for the first time without stopping, stressing that the Iranian navy has the right to move in international waters.

The General Coordinator indicated that the mission of these two ships began on May 10 from the port of Bandar Abbas in southern Iran, and after they traveled 12,000 kilometers within 30 days, they reached the Atlantic Ocean and will head to the north in the ocean to complete their tasks, without providing details about those tasks or the next destination. .

He pointed out that the Iranian Navy is working to improve its capabilities and prove its ability to withstand the seas and unfavorable weather conditions in the Atlantic Ocean.

American concern

The United States announced last week that it is closely monitoring two Iranian ships heading to the Atlantic Ocean and warned Tehran against delivering weapons to Venezuela.

A picture published by Maxar for satellite images of the warship "Makran" with attack boats on board (communication sites)

A spokesman for the US National Security Council warned Iran against delivering weapons to Venezuela, and said - in statements reported by Politico - that this would be a provocative act and a threat to the United States' partners in South America, after monitoring two Iranian warships on their way to the ocean. The Atlantic and Washington officials believe that their destination is Venezuela.

And the US Politico website quoted an official who asked not to be named that Washington would reserve the right to take appropriate measures in coordination with its partners to deter the delivery or transfer of such weapons.

And the website of the United States Naval Institute published a satellite image - taken on April 28 by the company "Maxar" - showing the Iranian ship "Makran" anchored in the port of Bandar Abbas, with 7 high-speed attack warships on board.

According to the Naval Institute website, these boats equipped with torpedoes and missiles are the same ones that the Iranian Revolutionary Guards used to harass American ships in the Gulf in the past period. The same website also indicated that Venezuela may be trying to acquire these gunboats in order to impede navigation in the vital Panama Canal.