Iran fires ballistic and cruise missiles at simulated targets near Persian Gulf

Iran's subject fired ballistic and cruise missiles astatine simulated targets adjacent the Persian Gulf connected Friday arsenic portion of an workout aimed astatine deterring overseas threats, a study said.

The drills carried retired by Iran's Revolutionary Guards Navy began connected Thursday successful the Strait of Hormuz and Gulf of Oman, according to Reuters.

The quality bureau cited Iranian authorities media arsenic saying that a monolithic motorboat Friday of Qadr 110, Qadr 380 and Qadr 360 cruise missiles, arsenic good arsenic ballistic missiles, were directed towards targets successful the Gulf of Oman.

TV footage showed the missiles' motorboat and hitting their targets.

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In this representation provided connected Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025, by Sepahnews of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, a rocket is seen being launched during the drills. (Sepahnews via AP)

State media said the drills demonstrated the "unwavering tone and resistance" of Iran's sailors successful confronting threats, Reuters besides reported.

The drill is the 2nd 1 pursuing the Israel-Iran warfare successful June that killed astir 1,100 radical successful Iran, including subject commanders and atomic scientists. Missile attacks by Iran killed 28 successful Israel. 

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An Iranian rocket is launched during a subject workout successful an undisclosed determination successful Iran, connected Aug. 20, 2025.  (Iranian Army/West Asia News Agency/Reuters)

Since the extremity of the war, Iran has progressively insisted that it is acceptable to antagonistic immoderate aboriginal Israeli attack. Iran launched its archetypal naval drill successful the country successful August.

Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard is chiefly successful complaint of operations successful the Persian Gulf and its constrictive mouth, the Strait of Hormuz. The nationalist navy is successful complaint of Sea of Oman and beyond. 

Iran has agelong threatened to adjacent disconnected the Strait of Hormuz, done which 20% of each planetary lipid traded passes, according to The Associated Press.

In this representation provided Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025, by Sepahnews of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, a rocket is launched arsenic a portion of the guards' drill adjacent the Persian Gulf. (Sepahnews via AP)

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The U.S. Navy has agelong patrolled the Mideast done its Bahrain-based 5th Fleet to support the waterways open. 

The Associated Press contributed to this report.