A (POTENTIAL) DEPLOYMENT TEN YEARS IN THE MAKING: Is Iran Finally Going To Get A Pair Of Navy Ships To Venezuela? “The Iranian regime has been vowing to do this since 2011 but has yet to bring it off. Now Politico reports that U.S. officials are tracking an Iranian frigate in company with the newly commissioned ‘mobile base’ ship Makran (pennant 441) on the East coast of Africa, apparently moving south and possibly headed for a visit to Venezuela.”