Iran fires five missiles in Gulf war games
April 25th, 2010 - 7:45 pm ICT by IANSTehran, April 25 (IANS) Iran Sunday fired five missiles from its warships as part of the ongoing large-scale military exercise, dubbed “Great Prophet 5″, in the Persian Gulf and the Straight of Hormuz, the state-run Press TV reported.
“Homemade missiles fired from coast-to-sea and sea-to-sea hit a single target simultaneously,” the report said.
The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) also carried out ground assaults to repel hypothetical enemies from the Iranian territory.
The IRGC began a massive military exercise Thursday to demonstrate the country’s defence capabilities.
The exercise coincided with the 31st anniversary of the establishment of the IRGC.
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