28/07/2020at 13:32

Iran guard corps starts military drills off Strait of Hormuz

Iran's revolutionary guard started carrying out military drills off the Strait of Hormuz Tuesday, the guard corps' own news media writes.

The Strait of Hormuz | Photo: Janus Engel

By Arsalan Shahla, Bloomberg

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps started "large-scale" military drills off the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, according to a statement on its Sepah News website.

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