Velayat 90: Iran's Persian Gulf Military Drill

03 January 2012 | 13:59 Code : 1896758 Photo Essay
The West frets as Iran launches ten-day maneuver in the oil lifeline Strait of Hormuz.
Velayat 90: Iran's Persian Gulf Military Drill

Iran ended its 10-day maritime war game dubbed Velayat 90 ended on Monday. The drill zone stretched from the east of the Strait of Hormuz in the Persian Gulf to the Sea of Oman. The high-profile maneuver raised worries among the West and Persian Gulf Arab states that are worried about the contingency of Tehran's blocking of the world's lifeline in case of a military confrontation.







Surface-to-air missile Qader (Potent)



Army Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari



Third stage of the maneuver














Tactical operations; last stage



 Third Phase; test-firing long-range missiles and torpedoes