Ayatollah Khamenei urges Iran's Navy to bolster defense capabilities

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has emphasized the role of Iran’s Navy in protecting national security, calling on the naval forces to further boost their preparedness in the face of enemy threats, Press TV reports on Sunday.

In a Sunday meeting with a group of senior Iranian Navy officers in Tehran, the Leader said the Islamic Republic’s naval forces play a “great” and “important” role in safeguarding the country’s national security.

Iranian naval forces should increase their preparedness and further bolster their military capabilities as well as their faith and spirit of sacrifice to fulfill their role of defending the nation, Ayatollah Khamenei added.

Ayatollah Khamenei further pointed to Iran’s vast maritime borders and enemy threats against the country, adding that the Navy should overcome its shortcomings and develop strategies to deal with enemy threats.