MNA Dubbed as Zolfaghar 99, the military exercise will kick off on Thursday near the southern coasts of the country, said Deputy Coordinator of Iran's Army Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari. Speaking in a presser on Wednesday, Sayyari said that the main stages of the drill will be held with units of Navy, Air Defense, Air Force, and Ground Force ...

Tasnim The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) on Tuesday launched the final stage of a large-scale military exercise in southern Iran, including in the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz. The IRGC Public Relations said the final stage of the war game, codenamed Payambar-e Azam 14 (The Great Prophet), started on Tuesday morning in the southern ...

ISNA | Mehdi Qassemi: Organized by the IRGC Ground Forces, the combat casualty care exercise kicked off today morning. The drill includes tactical surgery systems, rapid health response systems, field hospitals, expandable hospital containers, and other medical equipment for rendering relief and assistance to the injured.    ...

MNA The Ground Forces of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) are staging a Combat Casualty Care (CCC) exercise since Sunday morning. The exercise kicked off this morning in the presence of Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani and IRGC Ground Forces Commander Brigadier General Mohammad Pakpour. Organized by the IRGC Ground Forces,...

By Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- An Iranian semiofficial news agency says the army is planning a "unique" military exercise along the country's border with Iraq. The ISNA agency on Thursday quoted a senior army commander Gen. Saeed Arabloo as saying the three-day drill will begin on Monday and will include air and ground forces. He ...

By The Daily Star WASHINGTON: The United States and Israel are set to launch a major military exercise in a show of unity aimed at Iran, despite friction between American and Israeli leaders over how to counter Tehran's nuclear ambitions. The air defense drills, dubbed "Austere Challenge 2012," will unfold later this month and last about three ...