Iran’s Revolutionary Guard stages mock ‘War Games’ attack on U.S. carrier

Iran has staged a series of military drills, including a simulated attack on a U.S. aircraft carrier, on one of the most strategic stretches of water in the Gulf. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard launched the display of naval and air exercises near the Strait of Hormuz, through which one fifth of the world’s oil supply passes. Video on Iranian TV showed the deployment of fast boats and missiles against a replica of an American carrier - something not seen before in military drills. Other exercises included the shooting down of a drone and planting undersea mines.

American aircraft carriers are very big ammunition depots.

Islamic Revolutionary Guard’s navy chief Admiral Ali Fadavi

Chief Commander General Mohammed Ali Jafari said the exercise - dubbed Great Prophet 9 - sent a “message” to “extraterritorial enemies”, in reference to the U.S. - but a spokesman for the U.S. Navy’s 5th Fleet in Bahrain downplayed the threat, saying he was “confident of our naval forces’ ability to defend themselves”. The U.S. is currently in negotiations with Iran over a potential nuclear deal, alongside Britain, France, China, Russia and Germany. Tehran has always denied Western claims it intends to develop atomic bombs. Talks are due to resume in Geneva next week. A framework agreement between the two sides is hoped for before the end of March with all eyes on a final deal by 30 June.

It seems they’ve attempted to destroy the equivalent of a Hollywood movie set.

U.S. Navy Commander Kevin Stephens

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