Iran has carried out military exercises near its nuclear facilities, a senior Revolutionary Guards commander was quoted as saying on Sunday.
Iran has carried out military exercises near its nuclear facilities, a senior Revolutionary Guards commander was quoted as saying on Sunday. "We carried out military exercises in various places like Fordu, Natanz and Bushehr this year. The drills were exactly like real combats," Ahmad Miqati told the semi-official Mehr news agency. Iran's main uranium enrichment plant is near the central city of Natanz. A year ago, Iran revealed the existence of its second plant, Fordu, being built inside a mountain bunker near the central holy city of Qom. Iran has repeatedly announced advances in its military capabilities, an apparent bid to show its readiness for any military action and warning that its response to any strike would be crushing. Miqati, a member of Iran's elite Guards, said Iran's new locally made missiles will be test-fired during a five-day countrywide war game, starting on Tuesday, Mehr reported. "The maneuver is called Modafean-e Aseman-e Velayat-e 3 (defenders of the sky of velayat-e 3) dozens of our missile systems will be deployed in the exercise," Miqati said. The commander said soon Iran would soon have "good news" about its missile systems. “Our achievements and maneuvers should not be considered as a threat to any friendly neighboring country,” Miqati said.Iran Conducts Military Exercises Near its Nuclear Sites
