Southern Fleet (Iran)

Southern Forward Naval Headquarters
Country	Iran
Part of	Islamic Republic of Iran Navy
Garrison/HQ	Bandar Abbas, Hormozgan Province
Commanders
Current commander	Vice Commodore Afshin Tashak

The Southern Fleet, which is under command of the Southern Forward Naval Headquarters (SNFHQ; Template:Lang-fa), compromises the 1st, the 2nd and the 3rd naval regions of the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy. The SNFHQ is based in Bandar Abbas, and is responsible for coordination across its three southern districts as a forward operating base, as well as presence of units in international missions off Iranian territorial waters.

History

18th century

See also: Afsharid navy § Southern fleet

Structure

Bandar Abbas

Jask

Konarak

Bushehr

Kharg

Pasabandar

Khorramshahr

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Location of southern fleet bases

The jurisdiction and responsibilities of the navy was redefined in 2007, as a result, the southern fleet was reorganized.

Before 2007

Prior to these changes, the organization of the southern fleet was as follows:

Region	Headquarters	Area of responsibility
1st Naval Region	Bandar Abbas, Hormozgan	Strait of Hormuz
2nd Naval Region	Bushehr, Bushehr	central Persian Gulf
3rd Naval Region	Mahshahr, Khuzestan	northern Persian Gulf
Chabahar Naval Base (independent)	Chabahar, Sistan and Baluchestan	Gulf of Oman

Since 2007

The forces under command of the southern fleet currently operate under these districts:

Region	Namesake	Headquarters	Area of responsibility
1st Naval Region	Emamat	Bandar Abbas, Hormozgan	Strait of Hormuz
2nd Naval Region	Velayat	Jask, Hormozgan	western Gulf of Oman
3rd Naval Region	Nabovat	Konarak, Sistan and Baluchestan	eastern Gulf of Oman

Commanders

• Rear Admiral Kamal Habibollahi (October 1972–January 1976)
• Captain Mohammad-Hossein Malekzadegan (1983–1985)
• Commodore Ebrahim Ashkan (?–2017)
• Vice Commodore Afshin Tashak (2017–present)