Iranian army launches second stage of naval maneuvers in Gulf waters

On Jan 7, 2021 5:09 PM

SANAA, Jan. 7 (YPA) – The Iranian Revolutionary Guard began on Thursday the second stage of the naval maneuvers in the Gulf waters.

“The Basij forces of the Revolutionary Guard Navy carried out a military show with the participation of 700 boats in the Gulf waters on the occasion of the anniversary of the assassination of Qasem Soleimani, in the presence of the Revolutionary Guard Commander, Hossein Salami,” according to the Iranian news agency IRNA.

Meanwhile, Major General Hossein Salami, said, “Our armed forces and mobilization forces are always ready to defend Iran’s vital interests in the Gulf waters, and there are secret parts of our military capabilities that can only be displayed in the field.”

He pointed out that “the main message from the maneuver is that the Iranian armed forces and its people are prepared to defend the fateful interests, especially the blue waters of the Gulf, and the water borders of Iran.”

On Tuesday, the Iranian army conducted a major military exercise with drones. Admiral Mahmoud Mousavi, Assistant to the Army Staff for Operations Affairs, said,”The dimensions of these maneuvers are that the Islamic Republic of Iran is becoming today one of the most powerful countries in the world in the field of drones.”