Iranian Navy ready to avenge Dena martyrs along Makran coast: Commander 

Iranian Navy Commander Rear Admiral Shahram Irani has issued a strong warning to the US aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, stating that Iranian forces are prepared to retaliate if the vessel re-enters the region. 

Speaking at a meeting with personnel from missile, drone, and air defense units on Sunday, Irani said that during previous operations, the Iranian Navy had targeted the carrier group, including the USS Abraham Lincoln and one of its accompanying warships.

He said that Iranian missile capabilities forced US forces to reposition repeatedly, moving hundreds of miles away from Iran’s territorial waters.

The commander also warned that if the carrier group again comes within range, Iran would launch various shore-to-sea missile systems along the Makran Coast, vowing to avenge the “blood of the Dena martyrs.”

The IRIS Dena was brutally attacked on March 4 in international waters while returning from a multinational naval exercise in India, an event it had been officially invited to attend. Eighty four Navy men were martyred in the attack.

Irani further criticized the silence of United States Central Command regarding potential damage or operational limitations affecting US naval units in the region.

He emphasized that all movements and logistical requests of the carrier group are being closely and continuously monitored by Iranian forces.

Reiterating Iran’s strategic posture, the navy chief stated that areas east of the Strait of Hormuz and the Gulf of Oman—key entry points to the Persian Gulf—are under the full control of the Iranian Navy.

“We are in complete control of these waters and are awaiting the moment to respond to any aggression,” Irani said.

The US and Israel started a fresh round of aerial aggression on Iran on February 28, some eight months after they carried out unprovoked attacks on the country. The attacks led to the martyrdom of Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei and hundreds of civilians, including women and children, as well as military commanders.

Iran began to swiftly retaliate against the strikes by launching barrages of missile and drone attacks on the Israeli-occupied territories as well as on US bases in regional countries.

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