IRGC Plans to Build Permanent Base in the Indian Ocean

The IRGC naval force, which often operates in tandem with the Iranian Navy, will build a permanent base in the Indian Ocean.  AFP via IRIB, HO
The IRGC naval force, which often operates in tandem with the Iranian Navy, will build a permanent base in the Indian Ocean. AFP via IRIB, HO
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IRGC Plans to Build Permanent Base in the Indian Ocean

The IRGC naval force, which often operates in tandem with the Iranian Navy, will build a permanent base in the Indian Ocean.  AFP via IRIB, HO
The IRGC naval force, which often operates in tandem with the Iranian Navy, will build a permanent base in the Indian Ocean. AFP via IRIB, HO

The naval forces of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) plan to build a permanent base in the Indian Ocean by the end of the year, Navy Commander Admiral Alireza Tangsiri told state-run Fars news agency.

This falls under the goals put by Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.

“Building a permanent marine base will improve security in the mouth of the Indian Ocean that will also be of great help to the growing presence of Iranian fishing and fishing development in the region,” he said.

The IRGC commander said that through its presence in the Sea of Oman and the Indian Ocean, “the IRGC will no longer leave any room for such acts of infringement.”

"The deployment of the fleet by the IRGC navy to distant waters has been done in the past, and our second fleet was also sent to the waters of the Indian Ocean," he concluded.



Greenland Leader Says Everyone Should Respect Island’s Wish for Independence

Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and the Chairman of Naalakkersuisut, Mute B. Egede attend a press conference in the Mirror Hall at the Prime Minister's Office, at Christiansborg in Copenhagen, Friday, January 10, 2025. (Mads Claus Rasmussen/Ritzau Scanpix/via Reuters)
Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and the Chairman of Naalakkersuisut, Mute B. Egede attend a press conference in the Mirror Hall at the Prime Minister's Office, at Christiansborg in Copenhagen, Friday, January 10, 2025. (Mads Claus Rasmussen/Ritzau Scanpix/via Reuters)
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Greenland Leader Says Everyone Should Respect Island’s Wish for Independence

Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and the Chairman of Naalakkersuisut, Mute B. Egede attend a press conference in the Mirror Hall at the Prime Minister's Office, at Christiansborg in Copenhagen, Friday, January 10, 2025. (Mads Claus Rasmussen/Ritzau Scanpix/via Reuters)
Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and the Chairman of Naalakkersuisut, Mute B. Egede attend a press conference in the Mirror Hall at the Prime Minister's Office, at Christiansborg in Copenhagen, Friday, January 10, 2025. (Mads Claus Rasmussen/Ritzau Scanpix/via Reuters)

Greenland's leader said on Friday he had not been in contact with incoming US president Donald Trump, who has said he wants control over the Arctic island, and urged everyone to respect Greenland's wish for independence.

Trump, who takes office on Jan. 20, said this week that US control of Greenland, a semi-autonomous Danish territory, was an "absolute necessity" and did not rule out using military or economic action such as tariffs against Denmark to make it happen.

"We have a desire for independence, a desire to be the master of our own house ... This is something everyone should respect," Greenland Prime Minister Mute Egede said at a joint press conference with Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen in Copenhagen.