Iran tests battle tactics in strategic Strait of Hormuz
Iran tests battle tactics in str… JPost – Iranian Threat – News.
DUBAI – The naval force of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has held exercises to test new equipment and battle tactics in the strategic Strait of Hormuz, Iranian media reported on Sunday.
The drills tested the IRGC naval force’s combat-readiness, speed in responding to natural disasters and familiarity with new weapons, the Fars news agency reported.
They were the fifth such tactical exercises held by the force and took place near Bandar Abbas, a Gulf port on Iran’s southern coast, Fars said. It did not say when they took place.
Iran’s regular navy, separate from the IRGC’s naval branch, held drills in the Gulf in late December and early January meant to showcase the country’s military capabilities in the Strait of Hormuz, through which 40 percent of the world’s seaborne oil exports passes.
Iranian officials have often said Iran could block the strait if it came under military attack over its disputed nuclear program, and a heavy Western naval presence in the Gulf is meant to deter any such move.
WarSclerotic 
January 13, 2013 at 10:06 PM
We are impressed by the iranian maritime drills exactly as much as an eskimo is impressed while drinking his hot coffee in his igloo, under minus forty degrees Celsius.
January 14, 2013 at 4:26 AM
All they have to do is scare hell out of the insurance companies and the Strait of Hormuz will shut itself down.
January 14, 2013 at 12:07 PM
Every country has the right to defend itself. No matter how unlikely an attack might be, it’s always good to be prepared
January 14, 2013 at 1:49 PM
Renbe, peace man. No one will attack Iran. All is good. Really.
January 14, 2013 at 3:43 PM
Come out the closet IRGC renbe LMFAO show us which organization you really are,then we can be open
January 15, 2013 at 12:14 AM
“Every country has the right to defend itself.”
I agree and I will remind you of these words when Israel kicks Hezbollah’s and Hamas’ ass next time.
No more whining about those “evil Jooz” next time.