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IRGC Navy launches drills in Hormuz Strait amid US escalation
The combined, live, and targeted exercise is being conducted with the central role of the IRGC Navy and under the supervision, control, and field monitoring of IRGC Commander Major General Mohammad Pakpour.
The main objectives of the war game include assessing the operational readiness of the IRGC Navy’s units, reviewing support plans and scenarios for reciprocal military action by the IRGC in the face of potential security and military threats in the Strait of Hormuz region, and making intelligent use of the geopolitical advantages of Iran in the Persian Gulf and the Sea of Oman.
The rapid, decisive, and comprehensive response of the IRGC’s operational forces to anti-security plots in the maritime domain is at the core of the intelligence and operational drills of the units participating in the war game.
Iran is conducting naval exercises in the Strait of Hormuz as the administration of US President Donald Trump has deployed military forces to the region, including F-35 fighter jets, large fuel tankers, and additional naval assets, heightening concerns about possible new military action.
At least 163 C-17 and C-5 cargo flights have traveled from bases in the United States and Japan to the Middle East via Europe, accodring to Drop Site News.
US officials said on February 12 that the Pentagon was sending an additional aircraft carrier to the region, adding thousands more troops along with fighter aircraft and guided-missile destroyers.
Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces Major General Abdolrahim Mousavi warned the US president on Sunday against any confrontation with the Islamic Republic, saying such action would serve as a harsh lesson for Washington.