'When there is no deterrence and no readiness for defense, peace will not be stabilized,' Iran's Rear Admiral Hossein Khanzadi said.
The head of Iran's navy has called for the development of nuclear-powered submarines to better protect the country after a close encounter off its coast with the U.S. Navy.
"We need this equipment to stabilize this peace," Khanzadi added, arguing it would be"for the benefit of our country and the international community." Iranian President Hassan Rouhani attends the inauguration ceremony of a new cruise missile-armed, semi-heavy Fateh-class submarine at Bandar Abbas naval base, February 17, 2019. Despite a decade-old arms embargo, the Islamic Republic has managed to continue to develop its surface and underwater fleet.The U.S.
The U.S. has enforced unilateral sanctions that have attempted to completely sever Iran's traded ties, including oil exports that serve as an economic lifeline. With fellow nuclear agreement signatories France, Germany and the United Kingdom failing to normalize trade ties for fear of U.S. sanctions, Iran has begun to scale down its own commitments to the nuclear deal, enriching more uranium that officials maintain will never be weaponized.
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