Why does Iran want to send a navy flotilla to Antarctica? - analysis
Iran says that it could achieve direct access to the polar region and therefore claim “sovereignty” in that area.
A missile is launched during an exercise of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) navy in the south of Iran, in this picture obtained on January 17, 2023(photo credit: IRGC/WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Handout via REUTERS)BySETH J. FRANTZMAN