{"id":432,"date":"2026-05-10T18:39:37","date_gmt":"2026-05-10T18:39:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arabnewsmonitor.com\/?p=432"},"modified":"2026-05-16T01:51:50","modified_gmt":"2026-05-16T01:51:50","slug":"irans-two-navies-and-the-fate-of-its-midget-submarines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arabnewsmonitor.com\/?p=432","title":{"rendered":"Iran\u2019s two navies and the fate of its \u201cMidget Submarines\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"t-content t-content--edition\" id=\"main-content\">\n<div class=\"t-content__with-sidebar\">\n<div class=\"t-content__beside-sidebar\" data-article-content>\n<h1 class=\"t-content__title a-page-title\">Iran&#8217;s two navies and the fate of its &#8216;Midget Submarines&#8217;<\/h1>\n<div class=\"m-master-tag\">\n<div class=\"a-tag-section\">\n                                    Middle East\n                            <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"t-content__main-media\" data-media-video-a3149317-75ec-47bd-9903-24e68cd65596 data-wrapper-video-player data-show-hidden-video-player=\"A3149317-75EC-47BD-9903-24E68CD65596\" data-autoplay-video-link data-youtube-script>\n<div class=\"o-em-consent \">\n<div class=\"o-em-consent__content\">\n<p class=\"o-em-consent__content__text\">To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement.<\/p>\n<p>        <button class=\"a-master-button a-master-button--dark\" data-action=\"accept\"><br \/>\n            Accept<\/p>\n<p>        <\/button><br \/>\n        <button class=\"a-link\" data-action=\"manage\">Manage my choices<\/button>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"o-em-adblock\" data-adblock-content>\n<div class=\"o-em-adblock__content\">\n<p class=\"o-em-adblock__content__text\">One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. 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