Iran's armed forces have significantly increased their annual winter exercises, conducting nearly 30 land, air, and maritime drills in response to perceived threats from Israel and the US under President Trump. The exercises, involving the Revolutionary Guards and the conventional army, are designed to project strength and counter evolving security challenges. Key areas of focus include realistic operations near the Natanz nuclear facility and the Strait of Hormuz, a strategic shipping lane.
Iran ’s armed forces have nearly doubled the number of annual winter exercises this year as the Islamic republic seeks to project strength following a series of regional military blows by Israel and the election of Donald Trump in the US. The spokesperson for Iran ’s Revolutionary Guards, Brigadier General Ali Mohammad Naeini, announced on Monday that about 30 land, air and maritime drills had commenced across six western and southern provinces and would continue until mid-March.
During his first term, Trump pulled out of a nuclear deal with Tehran and reimposed sanctions. Iran is also under mounting strain following a series of blows against the regime and its proxies since conflict erupted in the region after Hamas’s October 7 2023 attack on Israel. Israel has battered Hizbollah in Lebanon and exchanged its first direct strikes with Tehran.
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