How many naval bases does Iran have?

[LoBlo]

Does anyone know? I'm wondering how easy it would be to cripple their entire naval by blasting away all their naval bases.:hmm:

[Oberon]

In 1977 the bulk of the fleet was shifted from Khorramshahr to the newly completed base at Bandar-e Abbas, the new naval headquarters. Bushehr was the other main base; smaller facilities were located at Khorramshahr, Khark Island, and Bandar-e Khomeini (formerly known as Bandar-e Shahpur). Bandar-e Anzelli (formerly known as Bandar-e Pahlavi) was the major training base and home of the small Caspian fleet, which consisted of a few patrol boats and a minesweeper. The naval base at Bandar Beheshti (formerly known as Chah Bahar) on the Gulf of Oman had been under construction since the late 1970s and in late 1987 still was not completed. Smaller facilities were located near the Strait of Hormuz.

So....that many at the moment, and hopefully a lot less soon.

[LoBlo]

Hmm... seems like an idea mission for one of the new Ohio class SSGNs... load up about 150 tomahawks. Designate about 30 tomahawks for each base, and let em ripped. I think 30 tomahawks each would put a pretty good bite out of any naval base, putting out of action for a while.

How much does someone want to bet that there will be a US SSGN sitting in the Persian Gulf for the next year or some just in case that becomes neccessary.