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Iran's navy to place warships off US coast 'in the next few years'

The comments Tuesday from Admiral Habibollah Sayyari on state TV are part of Iran's response to Washington's beefed up naval presence in the Persian Gulf.

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Iran's Jamaran guided-missile destroyer, is seen at right, in an exercise, in the Persian Gulf, Iran, in 2010.
  • By Associated Press

| TEHRAN, Iran

The head of聽Iran's聽navy says the country aims to put its warships in international waters off the聽U.S. coast "in the next few years."

The comments Tuesday from Admiral Habibollah Sayyari on state TV are part of聽Iran's聽response to Washington's beefed up naval presence in the Persian Gulf.

The聽US Navy's 5th fleet is聽based聽in Bahrain 鈥� across the gulf from聽Iran聽鈥� and the聽US plans maritime war games later this month.

Iran聽has made similar claims in the past that its ships could soon sail into international waters off the聽US coast.

Tehran and Washington have been in odd over Tehran's nuclear ambitions that the West suspects it has aimed at weapon.聽Iran聽denies the charge.

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