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Iran navy war game to begin on Saturday Iran says it will launch a 10-day manoeuvre in an area extending from east of the Strait of Hormuz to the Gulf of Aden
Iran's navy will launch a 10-day war game in the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, state television quoted Navy Commander Habibulah Sayari as saying on Thursday. The war game, named Velayat-90, will be carried out over an area extending from east of the Strait of Hormuz to the Gulf of Aden, the report said. "The manoeuvres will be carried out with the intention of displaying the determination, defensive and deterrent power of the Iranian armed forces as well as relaying a message of peace and friendship in the Strait of Hormuz, the Sea of Oman and the free waters of the Indian Ocean," Sayari said. Iran often announces its military capabilities and tests weaponry at its periodic war game in an apparent attempt to show its readiness for any strikes by Israel or the United States.