Iran's Revolutionary Guards says it held war games in Gulf
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DUBAI - Iran's Revolutionary Guards confirmed on Sunday it had held war games in the Gulf over the past several days, saying they were aimed at "confronting possible threats" by enemies, the state news state news agency IRNA reported.
"This exercise was conducted with the aim of controlling and safeguarding the safety of the international waterway and within the framework of the program of the Guards' annual military exercises," Guards spokesman Ramezan Sharif said, according to IRNA.
Sharif "expressed satisfaction over the successful conduct of the Guards naval exercise, emphasising the need to maintain and enhance defence readiness and the security of the Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz and to confront threats and potential adventurous acts of enemies," IRNA said.
