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Teheran holds navy exercises

China Daily | Updated: 2008-12-03 07:43

Iran said it began six days of naval war games yesterday in the Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz, the strategic transport route for global oil supplies which the Islamic Republic has threatened to close if it is attacked.

Iran often stages exercises or tests weapons to show its determination to counter any attack by the United States or Israel against sites they believe are to make nuclear arms.

"The aim of this manoeuver is to increase the level of readiness of Iran's naval forces and also to test and to use domestically-made naval weaponry," Admiral Qasem Rostamabadi told state radio.

Teheran holds navy exercises

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