On Friday, the Iranian navy said it had flown a US plane that flew near an area where military exercises were taking place near the Strait of Hormuz.
The military said three US planes entered
Iran's air defense identification zone through Iranian air force radars. A P-8,
an MQ-9 drone and an RQ-4 drone were, spotted.
He added that "after ignoring the
warnings of the Iranian defense system to keep away from the drill zone, the
plane was diverted by an Iranian drone and left the zone" before they were
detected. ۔
In June last year, an American RQ4 drone
was shot down’ by Iran after violating the Islamic Republic's airspace - a
claim the United States has denied.
Twice since then, the oath-takers have
come to the brink of direct confrontation.
Tensions between Tehran and Washington
have risen since US President Donald Trump unilaterally withdrew from a major
nuclear deal in 2018 and imposed sanctions on Iran.
Animosity has escalated since US drone
strikes killed senior Iranian General Qasim Soleimani outside Baghdad airport
in January, prompting Iran to respond to missile strikes on US military bases
in Iraq. Forced to give.
During Friday's exercise, the Iranian navy
deployed homemade military equipment, including a submarine and a cruise
missile, on the second day of the exercise near the strategic Strait of Hormuz.
- Military exercises -
Named "Zulfaghar 99", the
three-day exercises are taking place on waters stretching from the Indian Ocean
to the eastern tip of the northern Strait of Hormuz, through which one-fifth of
the world's oil is, passed’.
The military said on its website that the
submarine was dubbed the "Persian" conquest - first seen in action
and traveled across the Indian Ocean’.
According to Iranian media, it is equipped
with about 600 tons of submarine torpedoes, landmines and cruise missiles and
can stay underwater for up to 35 days at a depth of more than 200 meters (650
feet).
It was revealed’ last year that it is the
first Iranian submarine in the semi-heavy category to fill the gap between its
light Grader class and heavy Kilo class submarines.
The Iranian navy first unveiled a naval
cruise missile from Ghader" Land in 2014,
saying it had successfully hit its target at a distance of 200 km (124 miles).
Navy Commander Rear Admiral Husain
Khanzadi said, "The installation of the missile system on the south coast
of the country has enabled us to target any threat in any maritime area."
"It's not about the Taliban, it's
about attacking a target that could be a threat to Iran," he said on state
television.
Videos broadcast on state television
showed the missile fired from a mobile system installed in a truck, after which
the princess was thanking the crew.
The Navy said the locally built
"Seymour" combat drone also destroyed its targets using "smart,
precision bombs" in waters 1,000 kilometers (620 miles) away.
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