Iran'sIslamicRevolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)began on Monday a navy exercise in the strategic Strait of Hormuz, state media reported.
The intensive drills, named "Smart Control of Hormuz Strait" were being conducted by the IRGC naval forces, and under the supervision of the head of the IRGC, state TV reported.
The drill aimed at testing the readiness of operational forces in the face of "possible security and military threats," the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported.
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The exercise comes amid growing tensions with the US, both over Iran's nuclear program and its deadly response toanti-regime protestslast month.
Talks between Washington and Tehran over the latter's nuclear program have recently resumed, after previous talks collapsed when Israel launched strikes on Iran in June 2025, starting a12-day warwhich also saw US strikes on three Iranian nuclear facilities.
A fresh round of talks is due in Geneva on Tuesday, to be mediated by Oman.
They come after US President Donald Trump announced plans to send a second aircraft carrier to the Middle East late last week, as he continues to threaten to strike Iran.
Iranian hardliners havethreatened to blocthe strategic Strait of Hormuz as tensions with Washington rose.
TheStrait of Hormuz is a key waterwaythat lies between Oman and Iran, and connects the Persian Gulf with the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea.
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