{"id":35712,"date":"2018-11-29T21:08:36","date_gmt":"2018-11-29T21:08:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/11\/29\/iran-adds-2-mini-submarines-to-naval-fleet\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T19:34:04","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T19:34:04","slug":"iran-adds-2-mini-submarines-to-naval-fleet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/flashpoints\/2018\/11\/29\/iran-adds-2-mini-submarines-to-naval-fleet\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran adds 2 mini submarines to naval fleet"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">TEHRAN, Iran \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navytimes.com\/news\/your-navy\/2018\/05\/15\/navy-seeing-no-return-to-irans-harassing-ways-despite-nuclear-deal-demise\/\" target=\"_blank\">Iran\u2019s navy<\/a> has acquired two new mini submarines designed for operations in shallow waters such as the Persian Gulf, the Iranian state TV reported on Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The report said one of the mini submarines \u2014 also known as midget submarines \u2014 was dubbed Ghadir-955 and was built in 18 months. The other, a previously built Ghadir-942, took 10 months to overhaul.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/flashpoints\/2018\/08\/08\/iran-navy-exercise-was-a-message-to-us-on-sanctions-says-top-us-commander-in-mideast\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"157\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/4630302.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Iran navy exercise was a message to US on sanctions, says top US commander in Mideast<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">An Iranian naval exercise involving at least 100 small boats in and around the Strait of Hormuz last week was meant as a message to the U.S. for re-imposing economic sanctions on Tehran, the top U.S. commander in the Middle East said Wednesday.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The subs have sonar-evading technology and can launch missiles from under water, as well as fire torpedoes and drop marine mines, the TV said. Iran began manufacturing Ghadir subs in 2005. The first was unveiled in 2007 and by 2012, five such submarines were incorporated into Iran&#8217;s navy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Midget submarines weigh less than 150 metric tons and are used for short missions, with no living accommodations for a crew of up to nine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18333454655161.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-70827\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18333454655161.jpg.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18333454655161.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18333454655161.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18333454655161.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">In this photo provided by the semiofficial Mehr News Agency, Iran\u2019s navy members stand on the Ghadir-955 submarine during its inauguration in the southern port of Bandar Abbas, Iran, at the mouth of the strategic Strait of Hormuz, Thursday, Nov. 29, 2018. Iran\u2019s navy has acquired two new mini submarines designed for operations in shallow waters such as the Persian Gulf, the Iranian state TV reported on Thursday. (Rahbar Emamdadi\/Mehr News Agency via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Iranian TV broadcast footage of the inauguration of one of the submarine in the southern port of Bandar Abbas, at the mouth of the strategic Strait of Hormuz, the passageway for nearly a third of all oil traded by sea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the ceremony, Adm. Mojtaba Mohammadi said the sub is the 14th Iran-made vessel that joined the navy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Iran does not disclose the total number of submarines in its fleet, however, it is believed to have some 12 light and three Russian-made submarines.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/flashpoints\/2018\/07\/05\/us-military-to-keep-persian-gulf-waterway-open-despite-iran-threats\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"214\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18183549832821.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">US military to keep Persian Gulf waterway open despite Iran threats<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The U.S. military is reiterating a promise to keep Persian Gulf waterways open to oil tankers as Iran renewed threats to close off the region.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Iran, which has been developing its own tanks, armored personnel carriers, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/land\/2018\/04\/18\/mysterious-iranian-missile-on-display-in-army-day-parade\/\" target=_blank>missiles <\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/2018\/08\/22\/iran-says-new-fighter-jet-enhances-deterrence-against-us\/\" target=_blank>fighter planes<\/a> as a part of an arms development program initiative since 1992, often boasts of new achievements or acquisitions that cannot be independently verified.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The submarines&#8217; announcement is likely intended to boost Iran\u2019s military image amid<a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/global\/the-americas\/2018\/10\/03\/iran-tensions-ratchet-as-us-scraps-treaty\/\" target=_blank> rising tensions with the United States<\/a>, which in November re-imposed all sanctions lifted under the 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and world powers. 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