Iran launches destroyer warship

Iran launched a domestic-built destroyer in the Caspian Sea on Sunday,its first deployment of a major warship in the oil-rich region,state TV reported.

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad inaugurated the guided missile destroyer Jamaran-2 in the port city of Anzali,about 250 km from Tehran. He said the deployment aimed to bolster peace and friendship in the region. The destroyer is there to meet those who want to jeopardise the security of surrounding nations, he said.

There are multiple disputes between Iran,Russia,Azerbaijan,Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan on how the inland sea should be divided.