Iran’s IRGC unveils heavy warship in the midst of a new escalation of tension with the United States

The announcement was made to coincide with the arrival of the U.S. Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, in Israel Iran announces the acquisition of a new warship in the midst of an escalation of tension with the United States. Last Thursday the paramilitary Revolutionary Guard presented a new aircraft carrier capable of transporting helicopters, “unmanned” aircraft and missile launchers. This warship Shahid Roudaki, named after the murdered naval commander of the Guard, Abdollah Roudaki, is 150 metres long and 22 metres wide. It is equipped with three-dimensional radars, ground-to-ground and ground-to-air missiles. The commander of the Guard’s navy, Admiral Ali Reza Tangsiri,…