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Tehran fires long-range missiles into Indian Ocean in military drill

Tehran fires long-range missiles into Indian Ocean in military drill
posted onJanuary 16, 2021
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On the second day of a military drill, Iran's Revolutionary Guards Saturday fired long-range ballistic missiles into the Indian Ocean, State media reported.

The US-labelled foreign terrorist organization on Friday tested surface-to-surface ballistic missiles and locally manufactured new drones in a military exercise.

The drill was conducted in the country's central desert region.

"One of our most important defence policy goals is to use long-range ballistic missiles against enemy warships, including aircraft carriers and warships," state media quoted Guards commander Major General Hossein Salami as saying.

The event followed short-range naval missile tests on Wednesday, as well as some military exercises earlier this month.

Iran has one of the biggest missile programmes in the Middle East.

There have been periodic confrontations between Iran’s military and US forces in the Gulf since 2018.