Traditionally, located in the shallow waters of the Persian Gulf, Iran has never been a great seafaring country and its navy has always been the smallest of its military forces. An Iranian navy in one form or another has existed since Achaemenid times in 500 BC; however, except for the Achimanid navy, none of the following navies were particularly well organised or strong.

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  • Traditionally, located in the shallow waters of the Persian Gulf, Iran has never been a great seafaring country and its navy has always been the smallest of its military forces. An Iranian navy in one form or another has existed since Achaemenid times in 500 BC; however, except for the Achimanid navy, none of the following navies were particularly well organised or strong. It was only with the Pahlavi dynasty in the 20th century that Iran began to consider building a strong navy to project its strength into the Arabian Sea and Indian Ocean.
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  • Traditionally, located in the shallow waters of the Persian Gulf, Iran has never been a great seafaring country and its navy has always been the smallest of its military forces. An Iranian navy in one form or another has existed since Achaemenid times in 500 BC; however, except for the Achimanid navy, none of the following navies were particularly well organised or strong.
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  • History of the Iranian Navy
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