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Iran’s IRGC to carry out live-fire exercises in Strait of Hormuz, Press TV reports
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In this image provided by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard via Tasnim News Agency on August 20, 2023, a machine gun's muzzle of a Revolutionary Guard speedboat is seen as the boat moves near USS Bataan at the Strait of Hormuz, in the mouth of the Persian Gulf. (Iranian Revolutionary Guard/Tasnim News Agency via AP)
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard naval forces will carry out live-fire exercises in the Strait of Hormuz on February 1 and February 2, Press TV reports.
The strait is the world’s most vital oil export route, which connects the biggest Gulf oil producers, such as Saudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq and the United Arab Emirates, with the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea.
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