Iran sends subs into the Red Sea
AFP reports:
Iran has dispatched a submarine and a warship to the Red Sea on a patrol mission, navy commander Adm. Habibollah Sayyari said in a report by state media on Aug. 30....Soon after Sayyari's declaration, the Israeli military said it had deployed two missile boats to the Red Sea.
"The navy has deployed two missile boats to the Red Sea as part of a routine exercise," a military spokeswoman told AFP, refusing to link the move with Iran's deployment.
In July, Iran announced intentions to boost its military presence in international waters, with plans to deploy warships to the Atlantic.
Sayyari said that the flotilla, the 15th mission of its kind to be dispatched to the Red Sea, would also focus on "fighting piracy".
