New Delhi:
Tension has increased again between Iran and Israel. On 26th of last month, Israel carried out an airstrike in response to Iran’s attack. In response to this, Iran again talked about retaliatory action. Now after the US elections last month, the situation has changed. Israel fears that Iran may launch a major attack. Now an Iranian Navy official has said that Iran has significantly increased the strength of its navy. The official says Iran’s Sablan destroyer (Naval War Ship) has quadrupled its missile diversity and range as part of a recent model development. Navy official’s statement is hidden in Iran’s newspaper. There is some news in Israel due to such statement of this officer. The reason behind this is that Israel continues to have tension with Lebanon’s Hezbollah.
Hezbollah’s naval strength greater than before
Hezbollah is continuously attacking Israel. On the other hand, Israel is trying to defeat Hezbollah as soon as possible and eliminate its power. The reason for Israel’s nervousness is also that the strength of Hezbollah’s navy has become greater than before and the increase in Iran’s strength will prove to be a challenge for it. Israel believes that Iran’s support is behind Hezbollah’s strength.
Iranian Navy officer’s claim
Jerusalem Post According to the news published in, Iranian official has claimed that Sablan is now equipped with 16 anti-ship cruise missiles. Before this war ship, reportedly only four ‘Kadar’ and ‘Qadir’ cruise missiles could be fired. But now Iran has prepared its advanced version.
increased the strength of the navy
According to an Iranian official, early models of the Sablan were reportedly purchased from the United Kingdom before the Islamic regime took control of the nation by force. This was an Alvand class warship named Rostam. The Iranian official has claimed that the range of this war ship has now increased to more than 1,000 kilometers.
It is noteworthy that this claim of the Iranian official has come amid increasing tension in the Middle East. Tehran and Israel have launched several direct attacks against each other.
Let us tell you that according to the news published in Jerusalem Post last month, Israeli Navy officials say that Hezbollah still has a functioning naval wing which also has anti-ship missiles and possible naval ballistic missiles. This fear is haunting the Israeli Navy. The IDF has closely monitored Hezbollah’s naval capabilities over the past decade. Most of its focus was on the Russian-made supersonic Yakhont missile. According to one assessment, the missile was sold from Russia to Syria and then transferred to Hezbollah.
It is being said that Hezbollah has created a secret naval unit with the support of Iran. Israel was constantly keeping an eye on this matter and has been slowly making its preparations. Hezbollah’s naval unit has the capability to attack ports and this is what the Israeli Navy fears.
