Iran to hold naval exercises in Gulf

Iran's navy will on Wednesday start eight days of war games in the Gulf and the Sea of Oman, state television said, less than two weeks after the country's Revolutionary Guards held maneuvers in the Gulf.

Habibollah Sayari, commander of the the Islamic Republic's navy, said the exercises would "display the Iranian navy's defence capability", Al Alam television, Iran's Arabic-language satellite television, reported Tuesday. (Reuters)