The Iranian Navy plays a crucial strategic role in Iran's national security architecture due to the country’s dependence on the Persian Gulf for trade and security. Iran boasts a fleet of various submarines, ranging from midget-subs to some capable of carrying over 50 crew and traversing rough waters. Rouhani unveils Iran's cruise missile-equipped Fateh submarine. Iran not only possesses a strategically significant submarine capability, but it has also demonstrated the ability to fashion its own submarine technology and execute substantive repairs to the Soviet Kilo class submarines within its fleet, which are approaching twenty years of service with Iran. MNA – The commander of the Iranian Navy said on Thursday that the developing nuclear submarines is on the agenda of the force. "Therefore, we are thinking about it." Iran does not have any SSBNs (Ballistic Missile Submarines), nor SSNs (Nuclear-Powered attack submarines).

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Explaining that many countries in the world are using nuclear propulsion technology, Khanzadi said: “certainly, the development program of nuclear submarine propulsion is on the agenda of the Navy of the Army of the Islamic Republic of Iran.” According to him, no international treaties prohibit a country to use “peaceful” nuclear energy. Iranian submarine during a naval parade of the Velayat-90 war game in the Sea of Oman; January 3, 2012 (Reuters/Jamejamonline/Ebrahim Norouzi) © Reuters Follow RT on Tehran is in the “initial phase” of designing nuclear-powered submarines, says a senior Iranian Navy commander.

The West would then struggle to use international law to constrain Iran’s nuclear development. Iran said on Tuesday it planned to build its first nuclear-powered submarine, a news agency reported, an announcement that came days before talks with world powers and may add to … Total submarine fleet strength by naval power. Iran says it is developing nuclear-powered submarines and building a new advanced destroyer for its navy, even as tensions rise with the United States over the Islamic Republic's military expansion. In 2018, Iran informed the U.N.’s nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) that it was planning to “construct naval nuclear propulsion in the future.” Russia to build nuclear submarine base in Iran Friday, August 9, 2019 1:00:36 PM Russia is preparing to expand its military presence in the Middle East by collaborating with Iran, which the US imposed a complete oil embargo on in 2019. Iran warning: Navy sends nuclear submarine to Gulf after Tehran seizes British oil tanker BRITAIN is to send a nuclear-powered attack submarine to the Gulf after Iran seized a … "It would be negligence on the part of Iran if it fails to consider using submarines with nuclear propulsion," Rear Admiral Hossein Khanzadi said on Thursday.

Iran’s submarine force reportedly consists of around 28 vessels.

Iran's regime will develop nuclear submarines says navy commander “None of the international pacts ban using peaceful nuclear energy but the … Developing nuclear submarine on agenda of Iran’s Navy: cmdr. Beyond their most obvious uses, submarines can be used in support of special forces operations and reconnaissance work. The two branches of Iran’s Navy, the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy and the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps Navy, command a vast submarine force of around 34 vessels.

It does however have around 6 SSKs (diesel-electric attack submarines) and 22 SSMs (Mini Submarines). The modern attack submarine is capable of sea- and land-attack through conventional and nuclear means. Vessel equipped with modern guided-missile system and is capable of operating underwater for up to five weeks. Iran could argue that its enrichment activities support its nuclear-submarine program.