TEHRAN -- Iran’s military will conduct naval drills on Saturday in the Gulf of Oman and northern Indian Ocean, a commander told national television.
“The joint military exercise Zolfaghar 1403 will begin tomorrow (Saturday) on the Makran coast, the Sea of Oman and the northern Indian Ocean,” Habibollah Sayyari, the Iranian army’s deputy coordinator, said on Friday. The drills have the “objective of strengthening defense and deterrence capabilities against any land, air and sea threat,” Sayyari added.