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{{Iranian Navy sidebar}}
The '''Iranian Navy''' traditionally located in the shallow waters of the [[Persian Gulf]], has always been the smallest of the country's military forces. An Iranian navy in one form or another has existed since [[Achaemenid]] times in 500 BC. The [[Phoenicia]]n navy played an important role in the military efforts of the Persians in late antiquity in protecting and expanding trade routes along the Persian Gulf and Indian Ocean.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Dimitriev|first=Vladimir|date=Nov 2017|title=The Sasanian Navy revisited: An unwritten chapter in Iran's military history|journal=International Journal of Maritime History|volume=29 Issue 4|issue=4|pages=727–737|doi=10.1177/0843871417726966}}</ref> With the [[Pahlavi dynasty]] in the 20th century that Iran began to consider building a strong navy to project its strength into the [[Persian Gulf]] and [[Indian Ocean]]. In more recent years, the country has engaged in domestic ship building industries in response to the western-backed [[Iran–Iraq War|Iraqi invasion of Iran]], which left it without suppliers during an invasion.
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==Qajar dynasty (1885–1925)==
The modern navy of Iran was born in 1885, when steamers ''[[Iranian vessel Persepolis|Persepolis]]'' and ''[[Iranian vessel Susa|Susa]]'' were commissioned into service in the [[Persian Gulf]].<ref>{{citation|title=Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships
==Pahlavi dynasty (1925–1979)==
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{{infobox military unit
| unit_name = Imperial Iranian Navy
| native_name = {{native name|fa|نیروی دریایی شاهنشاهی ایران}}
| image = [[File:IIN-Seal.svg|120px]]
| caption = The seal of the Imperial Iranian Navy
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| equipment_label = [[List of Imperial Iranian Navy vessels in 1979|Fleet]]
| identification_symbol = [[File:Naval flag of Iran
| identification_symbol_label = [[Ensign (flag)|Ensign]]
| identification_symbol_2 = {{multiple image
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The Imperial Iranian Navy (IIN) was the navy of [[Pahlavi Iran]], being founded on 5 November 1932 and disbanded on 11 February 1979 after the [[Iranian Revolution]]. By 1941, the IIN consisted of several sloops and patrol boats. During the [[Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran]] in [[World War II]], the IIN was attacked and quickly overwhelmed by [[Allies of World War II|Allied]] forces, with the IIN's commander ''Timsar'' [[Gholamali Bayandor]] being [[killed in action]]. As a result of offensive actions by the [[Royal Navy]] and the [[Royal Australian Navy]], two sloops and two patrol boats of the IIN were destroyed, some of which were still moored at their home ports. Following World War II, the IIN began increasing its fleet strength by acquiring [[destroyer]]s, [[frigate]]s and numerous smaller vessels, including [[motorboat]]s and [[hovercraft]]; many of these were made in either the [[United States]] or the [[United Kingdom]]. In the 1970s, the IIN planned to extend its naval reach into the [[Indian Ocean]]; but this goal was curtailed by the Iranian Revolution, and the ensuing [[Iran–Iraq War]] further weakened the IIN's capability to extend its reach.
IIN ships [[Seizure of Abu Musa and the Greater and Lesser Tunbs|seized Abu Musa and the Greater and Lesser Tunbs]] on 30 November 1971 after British forces withdrew from the region. During this period, IIN established an aviation branch, acquiring aircraft from foreign sources, most of which were American. Just prior to the Iranian Revolution, the IIN also had purchase orders for more equipment from British and American manufacturers. In the 1970s, a {{sclass2|Ol|tanker|1||1965}} was ordered from [[Swan Hunter]]. Named {{ship|Iranian ship|Kharg||2}}, she was constructed in 1977 but not delivered until 1984. Four modified {{sclass|Spruance|destroyer|2}}s were ordered from the United States, while eight modified {{sclass|Kortenaer|frigate|2}}s were ordered from [[Damen Group|Royal Schelde]]. The Iranian Revolution happened before any of the ships could be delivered, so, both orders were cancelled. The {{sclass|Kidd|destroyer|2}}s then went into service with the [[United States Navy]] and were later transferred to the [[Republic of China Navy]], where they are still in service. By 1979, the IIN had three [[battalion]]s of [[marines]].{{fact|date=April 2024}}
<gallery mode="packed">
File:Imperial Iranian Navy ships 1932.webm|Acquisition of vessels by the Imperial Iranian
File:Iranian_Sloop_Babr_(1936).jpg|The Iranian warship ''Babr'' (Tiger) circa 1936.
File:Iranian 1950s stamp showing the gunboat Palang, sunk in 1941.jpg|1950s era Iranian postage stamp illustrating the Iranian warship ''Palang'' (Leopard) sunk while moored at an [[Abadan, Iran|Abadan]] pier, by the Royal Navy during a surprise attack on Iran, August 1941.
</gallery>
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===Post-Iran–Iraq War===
In place of western armaments, Iran has purchased equipment and weaponry from [[Russia]], [[China]], and [[North Korea]], as well as engaging in naval exercises with [[Pakistan]] and [[India]]. The 1990s saw Iran focusing on building up its fleets of patrol boats and submarines, as well as surface-to-surface, anti-ship missiles.{{Citation needed|date=June 2023}}
Iran's goal has always been to provide escort for Iranian shipping in the Persian Gulf, as well as being able to disrupt enemy shipping, as was witnessed in the Iran–Iraq War.▼
▲Iran's goal has always been to provide escort for Iranian shipping in the Persian Gulf, as well as being able to disrupt enemy shipping, as was witnessed in the Iran–Iraq War.{{Citation needed|date=June 2023}}
On 22 February 2011, two Islamic Republic of Iran Navy ships entered the Suez Canal, on a deployment reported to be a training mission to [[Port of Latakia|Latakia]], [[Syria]]. These were the tanker ''Kharg'', and the frigate {{ship|Iranian frigate|Alvand||2}}. This was the first time that Iranian naval ships had passed through the Suez Canal, since the 1979 Iranian Revolution.{{Citation needed|date=June 2023}}
On 18 February 2012, ''Kharg'' entered the Suez Canal again, with one other Iranian warship, after briefly docking at Jeddah in Saudi Arabia.
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On 11 May 2020, [[Iranian frigate Jamaran]] fired a missile at [[Iranian support vessel Konarak]]. Official Iranian TV reported one fatality in the incident,<ref>{{cite news |title=Iranian navy ship hit by missile in fatal friendly-fire incident in Gulf |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/may/11/iranian-navy-ship-hit-by-missile-in-fatal-friendly-fire-incident-in-gulf |work=Guardian |date=11 May 2020}}</ref> while unofficial reports stated the Konarak had sunk and that there were dozens of fatalities.<ref>{{cite news |title=Iranian navy ship Konarak 'sunk by friendly fire' from frigate |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-52612511 |work=BBC |date=11 May 2020}}</ref>
On 11 June 2021, [[IRIS Sahand (2012)|IRIS Sahand]], accompanied by [[
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