Addressing navy commanders in this meeting, the Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei emphasized the implementation of sea-based economic policies, the need to discover new capacities in order to increase the authority of the system and the country, as well as create vitality and hope in the society.

Ayatollah Khamenei termed the progress of the navy since the beginning of the Islamic Revolution as impressive and unbelievable.

In the first years of the victory of the Islamic Revolution, the presence of the army navy beyond territorial waters was unimaginable, but now the army navy travels 360 degrees around the world with strength and returns to the country with pride, the Leader said, referring to the 360-Degree mission of Iran navy.

November 28 marks the National Day of the Navy in the Iranian calendar.