Iran Army units exercise coastal defense in Sea of Oman

The Iranian Army's Naval Forces have staged a large-scale military exercise on the Oman Sea and north of the Indian Ocean. The drills are aimed at testing indigenously-built military equipment and enhancing the country's preparedness against potential threats.

According to Press TV, the Iranian Army repels American vessels trying to violate Iran's southern waters.

This is one of the scenarios of the first phase of a massive naval drill staged by the Iranian Army's Navy.

Codenamed Zolfaqar, the maneuver is conducted over an area, stretching from the Strait of Hormuz to the Sea of Oman and north of the Indian Ocean.

The three-day drills involved all four branches of the Iranian Army.

On the first day, the Navy conducted beaching or amphibious operations, which involved marines in an operation ashore, aimed at assaulting the enemy's coastal units.The first phase of the maneuver saw the use of the latest hardware built domestically by the Iranian Armed Forces, including surveillance and reconnaissance drones, such as Ababil-3 and Mohajer-6.

The drill also involved the use of surface-to-surface missiles, such as the Dehlavieh guided missile which is used to protect Iran's coasts against the enemy's amphibious operations.The Iranian Navy says this is a routine drill, which is staged every year to boost its Naval Force and fine-tune its homegrown military equipment.

It says using its weapons, it is fully prepared to confront any threat to Iran's territorial waters.

ME