Iran launches stealth Sahand destroyer as U.S. tensions rise
Iran launched its first locally made destroyer in 2010 as part of a program to revamp its navy equipment which dates from before the 1979 Islamic revolution and is mostly US-made.
An armed soldier stands onboard Iranian Navy destroyer Shahid Naqdi at Port Sudan at the Red Sea State, October 31, 2012(photo credit: MOHAMED NURELDIN ABDALLAH/REUTERS)ByREUTERSUpdated: