Iran launches submarine production line
Reuters / Washington Post
25-Aug-2008 (7 comments)

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran has launched a submarine production line to ensure its forces are equipped to maintain security in the vital oil shipping route, the Strait of Hormuz waterway, the defense minister said on Monday.

Iran, embroiled in a standoff with the West over its nuclear ambitions, has said it could respond to any military attack by closing the strait at the southern end of the Gulf through which about 40 percent of the world's traded oil passes.

The United States, whose navy Fifth Fleet is based in the Gulf state of Bahrain, has vowed to keep shipping lanes opened.

The West accuses Tehran of seeking to build nuclear warheads but Iran, the world's fourth largest oil producer, insists its aim is to master technology to make electricity. Washington has not ruled out military action if diplomacy fails to end the row.

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Mehdi

Farhad Kashani: the Jewish F-16I

by Mehdi on Tue Aug 26, 2008 03:57 PM PDT

Tell us about F-16I and how it is 100% Jewish now ;)


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Made in "Iran"? If by Iran

by Farhad Kashani on Tue Aug 26, 2008 02:23 PM PDT

Made in "Iran"? If by Iran you mean China, N Korea and Russia.


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Exclusive Photo of the Sub

by Anonymous Name (not verified) on Tue Aug 26, 2008 01:12 PM PDT

I managed to find a highly classified photo of the prototype of this submarine. Here it is:

//kinetickingdom.com/KK-how2/how2indexpix/19-...


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stealth sub

by no_name (not verified) on Tue Aug 26, 2008 12:38 PM PDT

@MRX1
This sub is the exception to your point. Since it's Stealth it can not be destroyed by conventional weapons.
The only option is to use the photoshop eraser tool to destroy it :)


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Emam-e-Zaman Zir-e-Aab

by Anonymous Observer (not verified) on Tue Aug 26, 2008 11:12 AM PDT

:-)


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At the minmum

by MRX1 (not verified) on Tue Aug 26, 2008 09:06 AM PDT

can we see a picture of any of these subs? By the way Persian Gulf is not deep enough for submarine activity. any sub can be blown to pieces at that shallow depth. And how does blocking straight of Hormuz ,assuming it can be done, is helpfull to Iran? it's like cutting your own arteries because you suffer from head ace!
I often wonder if we Iranian have such a thing called "LOGIC" aka mantegh.


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"Ghaem"

by toofantheoncesogreat (not verified) on Tue Aug 26, 2008 02:31 AM PDT

This sub, "Ghaem" is Irans way of reaching a submarine production level so that it can build "Kilo" size subs by it-self, or large silent diesel submarines. It already produced "Ghadir" and "Nahang", the last project was a result of 12 years of research by our scientists.

If they threaten our people and children with their bombs and lunacy pecause of their pockets, we will do what they fear the most, and threaten their pockets, or the Strait in this case.


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