Iran flexes military muscles amid high tensions with U.S.

January 21, 2021

Anadolu Agency:

 

Iran has held a series of military drills in recent weeks, involving homegrown missiles, drones, helicopters, submarines, military ships, and UAVs.

The exercises have gained momentum since the U.S. dispatched warships, submarines, and an aircraft carrier to the Gulf region, sparking tensions and fears of a direct military confrontation between Tehran and Washington.

On Wednesday, the Iranian army’s ground forces wrapped up a two-day military exercise code-named “Eqtedar-99” along the country’s Makran coast in the Sea of Oman, in the presence of top military officials.

In the drill, Special Forces’ Brigade 65 staged air, offensive, and penetration operations in which army’s divers landed on the water surface and Chinook helicopters penetrated deep into the sea.

The army’s deputy commander, Brig. Gen. Kiomars Sharafi, said “disrupting the enemy’s command and communication system at the sea” were among tactics performed during the drill…

 

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