An Iranian boat fires a missile as it takes part in a naval war game in the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz. Radio Free Europe
Iran to Show Naval Might In Key Oil-Shipping Area -- New York Times/Reuters
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran will on Saturday start naval exercises in a region crucial for global oil supplies, state TV said, raising concern about a possible closure of the world's No. 1 shipping route for crude in the case of military conflict between Tehran and the West.
Iran aims to flaunt its military might during the 10-day drill, dubbed "Velayat-e 90," at a time of heightened Iranian-Western tension over Tehran's nuclear programme that potentially could boil over into wider hostilities in the Middle East.
"The Velayat-e 90 naval manoeuvres will start on Saturday and will be held in a 2,000-square km span of sea," Iranian navy commander Habibollah Sayyari told state television. "Velayat" is Persian for "supremacy."
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More News On Iran's Naval War Games
Iran to hold naval drill around key shipping strait -- AFP
Iran 'rehearses closing gulf oil route' -- UPI
Iran’s navy chief says his forces will hold war games in international waters -- Washington Post/AP
Iran Navy to Hold War Games Near Crucial Sea Lanes -- New York Times
Iran's Navy To Hold Drill In International Waters -- Radio Free Europe
Iran to start 10-day war games in intl. waters -- Tehran Times
Iran to hold massive naval drill -- Press TV (Iran)
Iranian Navy to Stage Massive Drills Tomorrow -- Fars News Agency (Iran)
Iran’s war games could force U.S. to ‘respond aggressively’ -- Peter Goodspeed, National Post
Iran wastes no time testing the waters -- Market Watch
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