US news outlets report the Iranian Navy tested an advanced submarine launched torpedo in the Strait of Hormuz, considered to be one of the world’s most strategically important shipping corridors.
By Eyal Lehman
US news sources reported Monday evening that Iran tested an advanced torpedo missile near the Strait of Hormuz.
Senior officials in the American security infrastructure told Fox News and NBC that the experiment was conducted within Iran’s maritime border and did not violate international law, but noted that it is considered to be another Iranian provocation following the increasing tensions between the states since President Donald Trump’s inauguration.
According to Fox News, the missile that was tested has a range of more than nine-and-a-half kilometers and can travel at a speed of 400 kilometers per hour.
Just last week it was reported by Fox News that Iran attempted to launch a cruise missile from a submarine in the Strait of Hormuz, but the experiment failed. The submarine that attempted to launch the missile was a Yono-class miniature submarine, which only Iran and North Korea has.
The Strait of Hormuz is a strait between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. It provides the only sea passage from the Persian Gulf to the open ocean and is one of the world’s most strategically important choke points.
(Translated & edited by Lior Mor)
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