TEHRAN - Deputy Commander of the Iranian Navy Admiral Gholamreza Khadem-Bigham said that Iran's Navy will increase the range of its missiles in a bid to boost the capabilities of the country's armed forces, the local English language satellite Press TV reported on Wednesday.

"The range of missile systems... and even systems that are used as missiles in vessels will be increased," Admiral Gholamreza Khadem-Bigham was quoted as saying.

"Based on possible enemy threats, increasing the range of these missiles has been carried out by Iran's committed experts, especially with the cooperation of Iran's Defense Ministry," he said on Tuesday.

The commander further said increasing missile ranges was a "national move" aimed at enhancing the country's deterrence power.