Iran’s Navy says its Fateh submarine has forced the nuclear-powered US submarine, Florida, to surface as it approached the Strait of Hormuz.

Iranian, Russian and Chinese naval forces have practiced shooting at aerial targets during a nighttime operation over an area in the Sea of Oman, where the three countries are carrying out a joint naval drill.

US State Department spokesperson Ned Price says Washington is closely monitoring Iran’s plans to deploy naval forces to the strategic Panama Canal, which connects the Atlantic Ocean with the Pacific Ocean.

Iran's Navy Commander Rear Admiral Shahram Irani says plans are afoot to deploy the Islamic Republic’s naval forces to the strategic Panama Canal, as Iranian servicemen are getting closer to the American coasts.

Iran's Navy commander says the Americans begged Tehran to release their vessels which were confiscated in the Red Sea.

The commander of the Iranian Navy says his force will soon unveil new homegrown naval attack helicopters and long-range drones.

Iranian Navy Commander Rear Admiral Shahram Irani says the Islamic Republic’s forces plan to stage a joint naval exercise with China, Russia and a number of other countries in the near future.

The Iranian Navy chief says the naval forces seek to establish and boost interaction with the oppressed independent countries.

The division is capable of carrying various combat, surveillance, and suicide drones and has joined the country's southern fleet.

Iranian Navy Commander Rear Admiral Shahram Irani says the homegrown Damavand destroyer will soon join the Navy’s fleet in the Caspian Sea.