Iran begins annual war games ahead of nuke talks with West

[Omaha Steve]

Source: AP

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s military began its annual war games in a coastal area of the Gulf of Oman, state TV reported Sunday, less than a month before upcoming nuclear talks with the West.

The report said navy and air force units as well as ground forces were participating in a more than 1 million square-kilometer (386,100 square-mile) area east of the strategic Strait of Hormuz.

Nearly 20% of all oil shipping passes through the strait to the Gulf of Oman and Indian Ocean.

The drill comes amid heightened tensions between Iran and the U.S. in the wake of former President Donald Trump’s unilateral withdrawal of America from Iran’s 2015 nuclear deal with world powers.



In this photo released by the official website of the Iranian Army on Sunday, Nov. 7, 2021, a tank moves during a maneuver in a coastal area, of southeastern Iran. Iran's military began its annual war games near the Gulf of Oman, Sunday, less than a month before upcoming nuclear talks with the West. (Iranian Army via AP)


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[Alexander Of Assyria]

1. Yesterday it was NK doing artillery drills, today another routine drill.

Good of AP to remind us we should (not) live in fear, the $800B per year military must be justified at all costs, literally.

[Evolve Dammit]

2. They need to show some strength, just like North Korea or any country. That is the way of our world.

Sadly. If you don't (just like the playground we project and emulate) you get your ass kicked.