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Iran to hold *counter* military exercises next to US manoeuvres
Middle East News Nov 1, 2006, 10:58 GMT Tehran - Iran is to hold renewed military exercises throughout the country, including in the Persian Gulf and Sea of Oman where naval manoeuvres led by the United States currently take place, the Fars news agency reported Wednesday. The commander of the paramilitary Revolutionary Guards (IRGC), General Yahya Rahim Safavi, said that the exercises would begin Thursday November 2. Code-named 'Grand Prophet (Mohammed) 2,' the operations are to run for nine consecutive days in 10 provinces, mainly focused on the Persian Gulf and Sea of Oman, the general told reporters. Long Live Karl EMPEROR MAXIMUS Posted by: RD 2006-11-01 |
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