IRGC fires four missiles in the Persian Gulf simultaneously

The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has concluded the final stage of its missile drill in the Persian Gulf, firing four missiles at a mock sea target.

According to IRGC Navy Commander Rear Admiral Ali Fadavi, the missiles were fired simultaneously at a sea target as large as a warship and sank it in fifty seconds.

The IRGC Navy’s maneuver wrapped up in Iran’s southern port city of Bandar-Abbas on Sunday.

Fadavi noted that Iran’s missile systems can reach the entire Persian Gulf coastline and beyond where the US bases are. He also announced that a massive drill will be held by the IRGC Navy in the Strait of Hormuz during the current Iranian calendar year (started on March 19, 2012).

In recent years, Iran has made great achievements in the defense sector and gained self-sufficiency in essential military hardware and defense systems.

Tehran has repeatedly assured other nations, especially regional neighbors, that its military might poses no threat to other countries, insisting that the Islamic Republic’s defense doctrine is entirely based on deterrence.