In the US’s back yard: Iran operating to station war ships in Panama
Iran’s maritime ambitions have led it to develop, over the past two decades, two separate navies.
The first is the Revolutionary Guards’ naval forces, which mostly operates at the Straits of Hormuz, the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. Its main goal is to protect Iran’s maritime assets and infrastructure from military actions taken by the US Navy.
Iran’s second navy is its regular naval forces, which began building its strength over the past five years. It is designed to operate far from Iranian shores in commando operations, intelligence gathering, and maintaining the free movement of Iranian merchant ships. It is also meant to form the first line of defense against US Navy vessels.
The regular navy, which has been fighting for its honor and missions vis-à-vis the Revolutionary Guards’ navy (which enjoys a large budget), has begun in recent years to carry out missions of “presence demonstration” far from Iran, including a sailing display to Syria and to the Atlantic.
The Iranian Navy has been developing the concept of positioning itself as a direct threat on the US, by signaling that actions are not one-sided: it is not only the US that has the capabilities to operate against Iran, but also vise-versa, and on a regular basis.
Iran Navy to Station WARSHIPS In Panama Canal; Direct Threat to U.S.?
Under this framework, the Iranian Navy is planning on operating a permanent base in the Panama Canal, right in the US back yard. Iran’s Navy Commander, Rear Admiral Shahram Irani, announced last week that over the coming year, the navy is expected to hold its maiden voyage to the Pacific Ocean, and anchoring in the Panama Canal area.
This is not the first step Iran’s navy has taken in the region. For the past three years or so, it has been operating in Venezuela, aiding Maduro’s regime by supplying, oil, money and weapons. It also operates in Nicaragua, Brazil and Bolivia.
Iran has been gaining political and military power thanks to Chinese support and to assisting Russian in the war on Ukraine. Given that, Tehran has become more daring, and has been acting more forcefully in the region close to the US.
For its part, the US has is not taking any action to stop Iran. It has been scattering threats through the media, but in actually – is not doing anything.
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