Islamic Republic of Iran Starts Designing Nuclear Fueled Submarines

Iran has taken Initial steps to design its nuclear-powered submarine, a deputy navy commander announced.

In an interview with Fars news agency published on Tuesday, Admiral Abbas Zamini said: “Initial steps to design and build nuclear submarine propulsion systems have begun.”
“Right now, we are at the initial phases of manufacturing atomic submarines,” Zamini added.

Iran’s navy “needs the (nuclear-powered) propulsion system to succeed in realizing very long-distance operations,” the technical deputy navy chief told the agency.

The admiral stressed that “all countries have the right to use peaceful nuclear technology, including for the propulsion system of its vessels.”

He noted Iran’s astonishing progress in developing and acquiring civilian nuclear technology for various power-generation, agricultural and medical purposes, and said such advancements allow Iran to think of manufacturing nuclear-fueled submarines.