Revolutionary Guards navy starts drill in Strait of Hormuz

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards navy has started a military exercise in the strategic Strait of Hormuz, Iranian state media reported on Monday.

The drill, named “Smart Control of the Strait of Hormuz,” is being led by the naval forces of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and is under the supervision of Guards Commander-in-Chief Major General Mohammad Pakpour, the reports said.

The exercise aims to assess the readiness of operational units, review security plans and rehearse scenarios for a military response to potential security and military threats in the Strait of Hormuz, state media said.

It will also focus on what officials described as the use of Iran’s geopolitical position in the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman.

State media said rapid and decisive response to what it called anti-security actions at sea is at the center of the intelligence and operational drills involving units deployed in the exercise.