Iran Navy plans venture into GoM

The Iranian Navy is scheduled to leave the waters of the Persian Gulf and sail across the globe into another gulf - the one between America and Mexico - known as the Gulf of Mexico. Iran is looking to expand and modernize its military in the face of U.S. military efforts, according to its new navy commander, Rear Adm. Hossein Khanzadi. The Iranian Navy unveiled plans for dispatching military warships to Latin America, saying its Navy will soon sail into the Gulf of Mexico. Speaking at his first press conference on Nov. 22, Rear Adm. Khanzadi said Iran’s Navy will soon sail across the Atlantic Ocean, visit some South American nations, and wave the Iranian flag in the GoM. (Source: Newsweek 11/22/17)