Teheran to hold three-day military games

Iran's armed forces will begin three days of war games today involving anti-aircraft defense systems, Iranian media said yesterday.

The exercises will be held amid persistent speculation about a possible US or Israeli strike on Iran's nuclear facilities, which the West and Israel say are part of a clandestine bid to build atomic bombs, despite Teheran's denials.

The ISNA news agency said both Iran's Revolutionary Guards and its regular army would take part in the drills.