Iran Fires Cruise Missiles During Persian Gulf Drills

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard (IRGC) has fired cruise missiles and other weapons during its ongoing military drills in the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz.

On the second day of the military maneuvers on Tuesday, five anti-ship cruise missiles were fired from the shore and Zolfaghar fast patrol naval vessels at designated targets on the sea, the IRGC said.

IRGC also put to test the latest version of its single-engine tactical unmanned aerial vehicle, named Mohajer, capable of carrying a multispectral surveillance payload and up to two precision-guided munitions.

The operations also included Bavar missile air defense system and Sukhoi Su-22, old Russian fighter-bombers, as well as surface-to-surface ballistic missiles.

The five-day drills involve various IRGC units, such as the aerospace force and the cyber-electronic division and covers the coastlines of the southern provinces of Hormozgan, Bushehr, and Khuzestan.

About a fifth of oil consumed globally passes through the strategic Hormuz Strait in the Persian Gulf, where periodic confrontations have taken place between Iran’s military and the US Navy.