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| Iran kicks off extensive military drills |
| 2014-12-27 |
| Tehran: Iran launched extensive military drills on Thursday, local media reported, in a show of strength stretching several hundred kilometres from the Strait of Hormuz to the Gulf of Aden. The exercises are set to last six days and involve ballistic missile and drone testing, according to military officials. Close to 13,000 personnel will take part in the drills, which will be the first time Iran has organised military manuevers so far from its coastline. The southeastern provinces of Hormozgan and Sistan-Baluchistan will also be included in the tests, with the Iranian army, air force, navy and Revolutionary Guards participating. “One of the aims of these manoeuvres is to increase our defensive capability... and to transfer this experience to young” personnel, army chief general Abdolrahim Moussavi told state television. |
| Posted by:Steve White |