Iranian warplanes warned off two “coalition vessels” during military drill in waters off the country’s southeast, a senior naval officer said, in the latest confrontation between Iranian and western forces in the Gulf.
The vessels approached the area of the drills early on Monday to monitor Iranian ships, said Rear Admiral Mahmoud Mousavi, spokesman for the drills, according to Tasnim news agency.
“Iranian drones identified the vessels, then Iranian planes flew over them and gave them a warning. The vessels left the area,” he was quoted as saying.
Iran has launched massive military exercises codenamed “Mohammad Rasulullah-5” in the country’s south and southeast, near the Makran Coast, and other areas in the Gulf of Oman.
The two-day drill involves the Army Ground Force, Air Force, Navy, and the Air Defense.
Source: Reuters
