Newsweek:
Iran’s special naval forces were equipped this weekend with new anti-ship cruise missiles capable of advanced precision and rapid deployment in the tense Gulf waters where occasional run-ins with the U.S. military have drawn international attention.
A large quantity of the natively produced projectiles, known as Nasir, were handed over to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps Navy (IRGCN), the maritime branch of Iran’s elite military forces that take command from the country’s religious leadership rather than its political, in a formal ceremony held Saturday. The event was attended by the nation’s top military brass including Defense Minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehghan and IRGCN Commander Rear Admiral Ali Fadavi.
“Equipping the Iranian naval forces with this missile marks an effective step toward increasing the country’s defensive capability and deterrence power,” Dehghan said, according to a report by Press TV, an affiliate of Iran’s Supreme Leadership Authority-run Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting agency.
