Iranian Army Starts Wargames in Southwestern Iran
The Iranian Army Ground Force started massive wargames in the country’s Southwestern province of Khuzestan today in a bid to test defensive preparedness of its different units.
The wide-scale exercises, codenamed Khatam ol-Anbia, kicked off in Khuzestan on Saturday and will last for three days.
Ground Force Commander General Ahmad Reza Pourdastan said the three-day-long drills are aimed at reinvigorating command and control capabilities under operational conditions.
“All the units stationed in Southwestern Iran, including the mechanized, armored and artillery units, are present in the exercises,” the Ground Force Commander explained.
Iranian officials and commanders said that all military exercises and trainings of the Iranian Armed Forces are merely meant to serve deterrent purposes.
In similar remarks in February, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said military power and achievements of the Iranian Armed Forces merely serve deterrent purposes.
“I am sure that the military power of the Iranian nation is not for attacking or dominating any other country, rather it is meant to be a deterrent factor,” President Ahmadinejad said, addressing a ceremony to unveil a new Iran-made fighter jet, named Qaher 313.
“The military power of the Iranian nation is a demonstration of the faith and maturity of the Iranian nation which can defend itself at the lowest costs,” Ahmadinejad stated.
