Super-heavy Tareq 901 submarine (file photo)
Iran Launches Sub As US, Allies Hold Massive Naval Drills In Persian Gulf -- NBC
DUBAI -- Iran launched a submarine and a destroyer into the Persian Gulf from Bandar Abbas port on Tuesday at the same time as U.S. and allied forces held massive naval exercises in the same waters to practice keeping oil shipping lanes open.
Tehran has repeatedly threatened to close the Strait of Hormuz, a route for oil exports from the gulf, if Iranian nuclear sites are attacked by Israel, which believes Tehran is trying to develop an atomic bomb.
The United States, Britain, France and a number of Middle Eastern states are conducting a naval exercise in the gulf this week, focusing on how to clear mines that Tehran or guerilla groups might deploy to disrupt tanker traffic.
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Iran Returns Russian-Built Sub to Persian Gulf -- RIA Novosti (Russia)
Iran upgrades Russia-made heavy submarine, launches new destroyer -- Haaretz
Iran launches submarine as US navy drills in Gulf -- Jerusalem Post/Reuters
Iran Launched A Submarine Right Into The Middle Of The International Naval Exercises -- Business Insider
Iran deploys Russian-made submarine in Gulf -- AP
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