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Nader Mahdavi
Nader Mahdavi ( fa, نادر مهدوی) or Hossein Basria ( fa, حسین بسریا) was an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps naval commander who fought against United States naval forces and cruisers on 24 July 1987. Short biography Hossein Basria was born on 4 June 1963 in Nokar village, Dashti County, Bushehr Province. When he was in high school, economical issues and his political activities made him leave school and he started working in his father's store. After the Iranian revolution, he joined the Basij group. When Iran-Iraq war started, he wanted to go to battlefields but he was underage and was prevented from entering the war. On 20 April 1981, he was employed in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). He married Sakineh Jokar in 1982. First battle with United States At the end of the Iran–Iraq War, the Persian Gulf was an unsafe place for Iranians, because Iraqi forces could easily bomb Iranian ships and oil platforms. Also, American naval forces prot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dashti County
Dashti County ( fa, شهرستان دشتی) is located in Bushehr province, Iran. The capital of the county is Khormoj. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 71,285, in 15,465 households. Retrieved 6 November 2022 The following census in 2011 counted 77,530 people, in 19,697 households. At the 2016 census, the county's population was 86,319, in 24,474 households. The people are Muslim and speak various forms of Persian languages, including ''Farsi'' and the local ''Dashti''. Dashti County is bounded by the Persian Gulf to the west, Tangestan County to the north and west, Dashtestan County to the northeast, Dayyer County and Kangan County and to the south, Jam County to the southeast, and Firuzabad County Firuzabad County ( fa, شهرستان فیروزآباد) is located in Fars province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq an ... to the east. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruhollah Khomeini
Ruhollah Khomeini, Ayatollah Khomeini, Imam Khomeini ( , ; ; 17 May 1900 – 3 June 1989) was an Iranian political and religious leader who served as the first supreme leader of Iran from 1979 until his death in 1989. He was the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the leader of the 1979 Iranian Revolution, which saw the overthrow of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and the end of the Persian monarchy. Following the revolution, Khomeini became the country's first supreme leader, a position created in the constitution of the Islamic Republic as the highest-ranking political and religious authority of the nation, which he held until his death. Most of his period in power was taken up by the Iran–Iraq War of 1980–1988. He was succeeded by Ali Khamenei on 4 June 1989. Khomeini was born in Khomeyn, in what is now Iran's Markazi province. His father was murdered in 1903 when Khomeini was two years old. He began studying the Quran and Arabic from a young age and was assiste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohammad Ebrahim Hemmat
Mohammad Ebrahim Hemmat ( fa, محمدابراهیم همت, April 2, 1955 in Shahreza, Isfahan Province – March 7, 1984 in Majnoon Island, Iraq) was a teacher and an Iranian military leader. He was one of the highest ranking officers of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps during the Iran-Iraq War. In 1982, he spent a few months fighting against Israel during the 1982 Lebanon War. He then returned to Iran and held commanding roles in several missions during the Iran-Iraq War. He was killed in March 1984 in Operation Kheibar. Early life Mohammad Ebrahim Hemmat was born on the 2nd of April 1955 in Shahreza. He completed his studies in his hometown and in the year 1973, he earned a diploma. That year he enrolled in the Isfahan University of Teacher Training. He earned his associate degree in 1975 and two years later, he served his compulsory military service. After his military service, he returned to his birthplace and for a while, he taught history in Shahreza Middle School ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bridgton Incident
The ''Bridgeton'' incident was the naval mine, mining of the supertanker by Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, IRGC navy near Farsi Island in the Persian Gulf on July 24, 1987. The ship was sailing in the first convoy of Operation Earnest Will, the U.S. response to Kuwaiti requests to protect its tankers from attack amid the Iran–Iraq War. The explosion of an Iranian mine in the Gulf's shipping channel damaged ''Bridgeton'''s outer hull but did not prevent it from completing its voyage. Nevertheless, the incident was a propaganda victory for Iran. The captain of the ship complained about the information given to the press, by United States politicians following a meeting with President Reagan, and the fact that four warships and a carrier group could not prevent Iran from placing a small minefield in the supposedly secret, but compromised, route of the tanker. Background Within a year of launching the Iran–Iraq War in 1980, Iraq began attacking ships carrying oil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Chandler (DDG-996)
USS ''Chandler'' (DDG-996) was the final ship in the Kidd class destroyer, ''Kidd'' class of guided-missile destroyers operated by the United States Navy, U.S. Navy. Derived from the Spruance class destroyer, ''Spruance class'', these vessels were designed for air defense in hot weather. She was named after Rear Admiral Theodore E. Chandler. Originally named ''Andushirvan'', the ship was originally ordered by the Pahlavi dynasty, Shah of Iran, but was undelivered when the 1979 Iranian Revolution occurred. Subsequent to this, the U.S. Navy elected to commission her for service in the Persian Gulf and Mediterranean Sea, as she was equipped with heavy-duty air conditioning and was also well suited to filtering sand and the results from NBC weapon, NBC warfare. She was commissioned in 1982. ''Chandler'' was decommissioned in 1999. She was transferred to the Republic of China, renamed ''Wu Teh'' (DDG-1805) in 2004, and finally recommissioned as ROCS Ma Kong (DDG-1805), ROCS '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oman
Oman ( ; ar, عُمَان ' ), officially the Sultanate of Oman ( ar, سلْطنةُ عُمان ), is an Arabian country located in southwestern Asia. It is situated on the southeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula, and spans the mouth of the Persian Gulf. Oman shares land borders with Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen, while sharing Maritime boundary, maritime borders with Iran and Pakistan. The coast is formed by the Arabian Sea on the southeast, and the Gulf of Oman on the northeast. The Madha and Musandam Governorate, Musandam exclaves are surrounded by the United Arab Emirates on their land borders, with the Strait of Hormuz (which it shares with Iran) and the Gulf of Oman forming Musandam's coastal boundaries. Muscat is the nation's capital and largest city. From the 17th century, the Omani Sultanate was Omani Empire, an empire, vying with the Portuguese Empire, Portuguese and British Empire, British empires for influence in the Persian Gulf and Indian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FIM-92 Stinger
The FIM-92 Stinger is an American man-portable air-defense system (MANPADS) that operates as an infrared homing surface-to-air missile (SAM). It can be adapted to fire from a wide variety of ground vehicles, and from helicopters as the Air-to-Air Stinger (ATAS). It entered service in 1981 and is used by the militaries of the United States and 29 other countries. It is principally manufactured by Raytheon Missiles & Defense and is produced under license by Airbus Defence and Space in Germany and by Roketsan in Turkey. Description The FIM-92 Stinger is a passive surface-to-air missile that can be shoulder-fired by a single operator (although standard military procedure calls for two operators, team chief and gunner). The Stinger was intended to supplant the FIM-43 Redeye system, the principal difference being that, unlike the Redeye, the Stinger can acquire the target when the target approaches the operator, giving much more time to acquire and destroy the target. The FIM-92B m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Underwater Mine
A naval mine is a self-contained explosive device placed in water to damage or destroy surface ships or submarines. Unlike depth charges, mines are deposited and left to wait until they are triggered by the approach of, or contact with, any vessel or a particular vessel type, akin to anti-infantry vs. anti-vehicle mines. Naval mines can be used offensively, to hamper enemy shipping movements or lock vessels into a harbour; or defensively, to protect friendly vessels and create "safe" zones. Mines allow the minelaying force commander to concentrate warships or defensive assets in mine-free areas giving the adversary three choices: undertake an expensive and time-consuming minesweeping effort, accept the casualties of challenging the minefield, or use the unmined waters where the greatest concentration of enemy firepower will be encountered. Although international law requires signatory nations to declare mined areas, precise locations remain secret; and non-complying individuals ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Farsi Island
Farsi Island ( fa, جزیره فارسی, translit=jazīreye fârsī) is a tiny, barren Iranian island ( Bushehr province) in the Persian Gulf. There is an IRGC Navy base on this island. The island has an area of about and is restricted from the public. The center of Farsi Island is located at latitude 27° 59' 36" N and longitude 50° 10' 22" E. Its maximum elevation is . The word ''Farsi'' means "Persian". In the late 1980s, during the "Tanker War" phase of the Iran–Iraq War, the IRGC used speedboats to launch attacks from Farsi Island on vessels of Iraq and its allies, including Kuwait. The United States entered the Persian gulf to protect Kuwaiti oil shipments. Iran planted naval mines near Farsi Island on the route of the first convoy, consisted of US navy vessels escorting the Kuwaiti oil tanker ''Bridgeton,'' which hit one of the mines. On January 12, 2016, Iranian Revolutionary Guards forces stationed at the island apprehended two small vessels and their 10 U.S. Nav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Kidd (DDG-993)
USS ''Kidd'' (DDG-993) was the lead ship in her class of destroyers operated by the U.S. Navy. Derived from the , these vessels were designed for air defense in hot weather. The vessel was the second named after Medal of Honor recipient Rear Admiral Isaac C. Kidd, who was aboard during the attack on Pearl Harbor, and was the first American flag officer to die in World War II. Originally named ''Kouroush'', the ship was ordered by the Shah of Iran but was undelivered when the 1979 Iranian Revolution occurred. After this, the U.S. Navy elected to commission the ''Kidd''-class for service in the Persian Gulf and the Mediterranean, as they were equipped with heavy-duty air conditioning and were also well suited to filtering sand, and the results from NBC warfare. ''Kidd''-class ships were known in the fleet informally as the "Ayatollah" or "dead admiral" class. History USS ''Kidd'' was commissioned on 27 June 1981 at Pascagoula, Mississippi. On 8 December 1982, the destroy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Fox (CG-33)
USS ''Fox'' (DLG-33/CG-33) was a cruiser of the United States Navy, named after Gustavus V. Fox, President Abraham Lincoln's Assistant Secretary of the Navy. The keel for DLG-33 was authenticated and laid in ceremonies at Todd Shipyards, Los Angeles Division, San Pedro, California on 15 January 1963. History Rear Admiral Frank Virden, then Commander Cruiser-Destroyer Force, US Pacific Fleet, presided over the ceremonies for the unnamed ship. Christening and launching ceremonies were performed on 21 November 1964. ''Fox'' entered naval service as a guided missile frigate (DLG) on 28 May 1966 when commissioned at Long Beach Naval Shipyard. ''Fox'' subsequently transited to her homeport of San Diego on 6 October 1966 and become the first ship in the Pacific Fleet capable of launching both anti-submarine rockets (ASROC) and surface-to-air guided missiles from the same launching system. USS ''Fox'', as DLG-33, wasted no time distinguishing herself. Participating in support ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Crommelin (FFG-37)
USS ''Crommelin'' (FFG-37), twenty-eighth ship of the of guided-missile frigates, was named for five brothers: Rear Admiral (United States), Rear Admiral John G. Crommelin (1902–1996), Vice Admiral (United States), Vice Admiral Henry Crommelin (1904–1971), Commander (United States), Commander Charles L. Crommelin (1909–1945), Lieutenant Commander (United States), Lieutenant Commander Richard Crommelin (1917–1945), and Captain (United States O-6), Captain Quentin C. Crommelin (1919–1997). The Crommelin brothers were the only group of five siblings ever to graduate from the United States Naval Academy. Four of them became pilots, and Time (magazine), Time magazine dubbed them "The Indestructibles." The brothers saw action in more than ten campaigns in the Pacific War, Pacific Theater. Henry, the second-oldest, became a Surface warfare insignia, Surface Warfare Officer while Richard and Charles died in combat as United States Naval Aviator, naval aviators in 1945. Indivi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
