Persian Gulf War Games: Iran Successfully Fires Missile from Submarine for First Time pic.twitter.com/XQipaMvWuy— Fars News Agency (@EnglishFars) February 24, 2019
Reuters: Iran says it made successful submarine missile launch in Gulf war games
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran successfully tested a cruise missile on Sunday during naval exercises near the Strait of Hormuz, state media reported, at a time of heightened tensions with the United States.
Tehran has in the past threatened to block the Strait of Hormuz, a major oil shipping route at the mouth of the Gulf, in retaliation for any hostile U.S. action, including attempts to halt Iranian oil exports through sanctions.
In August Washington said Iran had test-fired a short-range anti-ship missile in the strait during naval drills it believed were intended as a warning after U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to reimpose sanctions on Tehran.
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Update #1: Iran released a video of one of its subs launching a cruise missile for the first time (Business Insider/AP)
Update #2: Iran test fires 'cruise missile' amid tensions with US (SKY News)
WNU Editor: It looks real.
1 comment:
Iran flew a drone directly over a US CVN at Hormuz about 10 years ago. Looked real then too.
(Iran MEANS it when they say they want to destroy Israel and the Great Satan)
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