IRIS Tabarzin
{{Short description|Islamic Republic of Iran Navy battle ship}}
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|Ship notes= As reported by Jane's (1979){{cite book|editor-last=Moore|editor-first=John|title=Jane's Fighting Ships 1979–80|year=1979|publisher=Jane's Yearbooks|location=London|isbn=0-354-00587-1|page=256}} }} {{Infobox ship characteristics |Header caption=(reported after refit) |Ship sensors=
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|Ship notes= As reported by Jane's (2015){{citation|editor1-last= Saunders|editor1-first=Stephen|editor2-last=Philpott|editor2-first=Tom|chapter=Iran|title=IHS Jane's Fighting Ships 2015–2016|publisher =IHS Jane's|location=Coulsdon|date=2015|edition=116th Revised|series=Jane's Fighting Ships|page=388|isbn=9780710631435|oclc=919022075|ref={{SfnRef|Jane's Fighting Ships|2015–2016}}}} }} |
IRIS Tabarzin ({{langx|fa|تبرزین|lit=Battleaxe}}) is a {{sclass|Kaman|fast attack craft|3}} serving in the Southern Fleet of the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy.
History
= Hijack =
Tabarzin was hijacked on her maiden voyage from Cherbourg to Iran, when on 13 August 1981, approximately 15 commandos under guise of tourists aboard the rented tugboat Salazon raided the ship on territorial waters of Spain.{{citation|first=Edward|last=Cody|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1981/08/15/exiles-seize-iranian-gunboat-at-sea/8fb199ce-3f42-4703-8bb0-1345e405503e/|title=Exiles Seize Iranian Gunboat at Sea|date=15 August 1981|newspaper=The Washington Post}}{{citation|url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1981/08/14/Anti-Khomeini-Iranian-gunmen-hijacked-an-Iranian-navy-tropedo-boat/5292366609600/|title=Anti-Khomeini Iranian gunmen hijacked an Iranian navy tropedo boat|date=14 August 1981|work=United Press International}} The Azadegan Organization claimed responsibility for the takeover, stating that they have seized the ship "without a shot" and will use it as a "fighting unit" against the Iranian government. Following the event, the Iranian foreign ministry started diplomatic efforts to return the ship and released a statement, accusing the United States government of being responsible for the attack:
{{Blockquote|It is clear that the CIA has had a hand in the operation. The head of the pirates was a freedom fighter by the name of Habibollahi in whose escape from Iran the Secretary of State in Carter's administration, Cyrus Vance, was personally involved...{{citation|first=Björn|last=Edlund|url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1981/08/15/Iran-today-accused-the-US-Central-Intelligence-Agency-of/2673366696000/|title=Iran today accused the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency of helping to hijack an Iranian torpedo boat|date=15 August 1981|work=United Press International}}}}
On 18 August 1981, she harbored at the port of Casablanca, Morocco for a refuel and garnering food and water, after they "forced harbor authorities", according to The Christian Science Monitor report.{{citation|editor-first=Clara|editor-last=Germani|url=https://www.csmonitor.com/1981/0818/081819.html|title=Hijackers of Iranian boat call for fuel in Casablanca |date=18 August 1981|work=The Christian Science Monitor}} The next day, the hijackers handed over Tabarzin to the French in Toulon, in exchange for permission to stay in France for a group's leader and 25 of his followers.{{citation|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1981/08/22/world/iran-exiles-plan-new-military-acts.html|title=Iran Plan New Military Acts|date=22 August 1981|work=The New York Times}}
= Refit =
On 1 December 2013, Tabarzin was put into service again after an overhaul that took 30 months.{{citation|title=Iran deploys warships after overhaul|url=https://apnews.com/3f3dd9e875cc4b13981dbaadc6c5e27b|date=1 December 2013|work=The Associated Press}} Iranian media reported that in February 2019, she took part in the naval wargame Velayat 97, firing two Qader and Qadir cruise missiles at the targets.{{citation|title=Iran fires anti-ship cruise missile from submarine|url=https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/433373/Iran-fires-anti-ship-cruise-missile-from-submarine|date=24 February 2019|work=Tehran Times|access-date=5 August 2020}}
See also
References
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{{Fast attack crafts of Iran}}
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Category:Ships built in France
Category:Iran–Iraq War naval ships of Iran
Category:Missile boats of the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy
Category:Ships built at Shahid Tamjidi shipyard
Category:Ships of the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy
Category:Missile boats of Iran
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