A senior Iranian Navy commander announced his country’s intention to build nuclear-powered submarines.

Speaking to Fars News Agency on Tuesday, June 12, Lieutenant Commander of the Navy for Technical Affairs, Rear Admiral Abbas Zamini pointed to the navy's plan to manufacture super heavy nuclear-powered submarines, and stated, "Right now, we are at the initial stage of the process."

He noted that “using nuclear power to fuel submarines is among the civilian uses of the nuclear technology and all countries are, thus, entitled to the right to make such a use.”