The file photo of an underground IRGC missile facility (Fars News Agency)
The Aerospace Division of
Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) is holding the final stage
of large-scale missile drills.
The final phase of the exercises, codenamed Eqtedar-e-Velayat, saw ballistic missiles fired from silo-based launchers in different locations across the country on Tuesday.
The
maneuvers are aimed at displaying Iran’s “deterrence power” and the
country’s “full readiness to confront all kinds of threats against the
Revolution, establishment and territorial integrity,” the IRGC said.
IRGC
commander Major General Mohammad Ali Jafari and commander of the IRGC
Aerospace Division Brigadier General Amirali Hajizadeh oversaw parts of
the drills.
Last October, Iran successfully test-fired its
precision-guided long-range Emad missile, sparking an uproar among US
politicians. The file photo shows the test-firing of the long-range Emad missile (Fars News Agency)In
January, the US Department of the Treasury imposed new sanctions
against Iranian citizens and companies over the country’s ballistic
missile program.
Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan has asserted that the Emad missile is a conventional weapon.
Last
December, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif defended Iran’s
right to carry out missile tests, saying none of Iranian missiles are
capable of carrying nuclear warheads.
The Islamic Republic has
repeatedly said that its military might poses no threat to other
countries, reiterating that its defense doctrine is merely based on
deterrence.
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