YnetNews.com reports: “Iran launched a major military exercise named ‘Eqtedar 1404’ on Thursday morning, in the northern Indian Ocean and the Gulf of Oman. Military spokesperson Abbas Hassani said the two-day drill involves naval and submarine units, air forces, coastal and sea-based missile launch platforms and electronic warfare teams. The exercise will feature missile launches, electronic warfare maneuvers and drone operations, drawing on operational experience from recent years.
Hassani highlighted the use of a wide range of precision cruise missiles—short, medium and long-range—aimed at ‘striking maritime targets,’ with the primary goals of boosting combat readiness, enhancing planning and command capabilities, creating deterrence and instilling ‘a sense of security and hope among the Iranian public,’ all reliant on domestic expertise.
The exercise coincides with ongoing threats from Iranian regime leaders against Israel and the United States, timed ahead of ‘National Defense Industry Day’ on Friday. ‘The strategic and decisive impact of some Iranian defense industry achievements has been evident in countering Israel and the U.S. These successes have built effective deterrence,’ Iranian Chief of Staff Abdolrahim Mousavi declared…”
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