Iran Responds to Threats by Military Drills
Iran has announced three days of military exercises aimed at spotlighting the Islamic republic's strength in the face of increasing Western pressure and escalated US-"Israeli" threats.
Officials said the drills, beginning on July 1 in Iran's central desert, will include exercises with surface-to-surface missiles, some of which have sufficient range to reach "Israel" and southern Europe.
"Various long, medium and short-range missiles will target simulations of the trans regional forces' airbases" in the northern Semnan desert," Commander of Iran's IRGC Aerospace Division Brigadier General Amir-Ali Hajizadeh said on Sunday.
The Revolutionary Guards said the maneuvers will demonstrate that Iran is capable of mounting a crushing response to any hostile act from other nations.
According to news agencies, the drill is aimed at testing Iran's surface-to-surface missile achievements. In recent years, Iran has made great achievements in the defense sector and gained self-sufficiency in essential military hardware and defense systems.
The exercises are being launched one day after a European Union embargo on Iranian oil imports went into effect.
Source: News Agencies, Edited by moqawama.org
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