Iran's Revolutionary Guard paramilitary destroys mock-up of US aircraft carrier with missiles in sensitive Gulf waters, a drill US navy called 'irresponsible and reckless'
This handout satellite image shows an Iranian mockup imitating a US aircraft carrier near the port city of Bandar Abbas.
The Guards will use "long-range ballistic missiles with the ability to hit far-reaching aggressor floating targets" during the drill, said Abbas Nilforoushan, the Guards' deputy commander for operations, according to Guards website sepahnews.com. The arch-foes have come to the brink of war twice since June 2019, when the Guards shot down a US drone in the Gulf.
A recent incident over Syria involving an American jet fighter approaching an Iranian passenger plane also has renewed tensions.'Aggressive in tactics' State TV footage also showed Guards scuba forces underwater, followed by a cutaway to a blast hole just above the waterline on the replica carrier.
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