“The 69th squadron of the Naval Force, consisting of the Sahand destroyer and the Bandar Abbas support ship, are now in the Indian Ocean. Other units are present at the exercise,” said Rear Admiral Shahram Irani, spokesman for the exercise code-named Zolfaqar-99.

According to IRNA’s report, the three-day manoeuvres involve both surface and submarine vessels, and aerial units of the army’s naval and air forces, as well as radar and missile systems of the Khatam al-Anbia Air Defense Base, ground forces and fighter jets…

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