Tehran: Amidst tension between US and Iran, later on Sunday launched a new locally-made submarine capable of firing cruise missiles. President Hassan Rouhani led launch ceremont that took place in the southern port city of Bandar Abbas.

Rouhani said, "Today, the Islamic Republic of Iran is fully self-reliant on land, air and sea. “ He further said, "Our defensive power is meant to defend our interests and we have never sought to attack any country."

Named the Fateh , the new submarine is Iran's first in the semi-heavy category, filling a gap between the light Ghadir class and the heavy Kilo-class submarines that the country possesses.

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Fars news agency said, the near 600-tonne underwater vessel is equipped with torpedoes and naval mines in addition to cruise missiles, and can operate more than 200 metres below sea level for up to 35 days. The US withdrew from a 2015 multilateral nuclear deal with Iran in May 2018 and re-imposed biting unilateral sanctions later last year.

As per reports, Iran's Revolutionary Guards on February 7 unveiled a new ballistic missile with a range of 1,000 kilometres (620 miles).

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Brigadier General Amirali Hajizadeh said, The surface-to-surface missile -- called Dezful -- is an upgrade on the older Zolfaghar model that had a range of 700 kilometres, aerospace commander.