The drills are taking place weeks after the assassination in Tehran of Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh, for which Iran has vowed to retaliate
Members of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps navy participate in an exercise in Abu Musa Island, Aug. 2, 2023.’s elite Revolutionary Guards are holding military drills in the western parts of the country that will continue until Tuesday, Iran ’s official news agency announced on Sunday.
The drills, which started on Friday, are continuing in the western province of Kermanshah close to the border with Iraq to “enhance combat readiness and vigilance,” an armed forces official told IRNA. Iran and Palestinian Islamist group Hamas accuse Israel of carrying out Haniyeh’s assassination on July 31. Israel has not claimed or denied responsibility for the killing, which has fueled further concern that the war between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip was turning into a wider Middle East war.
He added that Israel did not want war breaking out on additional fronts, but that it must be prepared. Cited by Iranian media, Revolutionary Guards deputy commander Ali Fadavi said on Friday that the Iranian supreme leader’s orders regarding the harsh punishment of Israel and revenge for Haniyeh are clear and will be implemented in the “best possible way”.
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