Iran has plans to send a fleet of warships, including a home-made destroyer, to the Red Sea and the Mediterranean Sea soon.

Iran has plans to send a fleet of warships, including a home-made destroyer, to the Red Sea and the Mediterranean Sea soon.

"During the mission, the fleet of warships will enter the waters of the Red Sea and then will be dispatched to the Mediterranean Sea," The Iranian Navy Lieutenant Commander Rear Admiral Gholam-Reza Khadem Biqam told Fars News Agency FNA on Sunday.

Khadem said that the fleet would pass through the Suez Canal and would move on a very good route, adding the mission would last for one year.

"In addition to the drill the fleet will also collect intelligence in the region," Khadem added.
He also said the fleet would gain good intelligence and information of the regions it is due to visit during the mission.