TEHRAN, May 18 (MNA) – Shahid Mahdavi warship, belonging to the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy returned to Iranian waters after completing its mission to the Indian Ocean.This is the first time that an IRGC vessel crosses the equator and enter the southern hemisphere, Brigadier Alireza Tangsiri, the commander of IRGC Navy said on Saturday, according to Sepahnews, the official news website of the IRGC Today, with reliance on advanced defensive and military capabilities, the naval forces of the IRGC and the Iranian Army have become a nightmare for the regional and extra-regional enemies, the commander said.

The warship returned to Iran after a 39-day mission to the Indian Ocean and the 22.5 degrees in the Southern Hemisphere.

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