Iran’s military fired ballistic and cruise missiles at simulated targets near the Persian Gulf on Friday as part of an exercise aimed at deterring foreign threats, a report said.
The Iranian Revolutionary Guards’ exercises began on Thursday in the Strait of Hormuz and the Gulf of Oman. to Reuters.
The news agency quoted Iranian state media as saying that on Friday a massive launch of Qadr 110, Qadr 380 and Qadr 360 cruise missiles, as well as ballistic missiles, targeted targets in the Gulf of Oman.
TV footage showed the missiles being launched and hitting their targets.
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In this image, provided by Iran’s Revolutionary Guards’ Sepahnews on Thursday, December 4, 2025, a missile is launched during exercises. (Sepah news via AP)
State media said the exercises demonstrated the Iranian sailors’ “unwavering spirit and resistance” in combating threats, Reuters also reported.
The exercise is the second after the June war between Israel and Iran, which killed nearly 1,100 people in Iran, including military commanders and nuclear scientists. Rocket attacks by Iran killed 28 people in Israel.
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An Iranian missile is launched during a military exercise at a secret location in Iran, August 20, 2025. (Iranian Army/West Asia News Agency/Reuters)
Since the end of the war, Iran has increasingly insisted that it is prepared to resist any future Israeli attack. Iran launched its first naval exercise in the area in August.
Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard Corps is primarily responsible for operations in the Persian Gulf and its narrow estuary, the Strait of Hormuz. The National Navy is in charge of the Sea of Oman and beyond.
According to The Associated Press, Iran has long threatened to close the Strait of Hormuz, through which 20% of all global oil trade passes.
In this image provided on Thursday, December 4, 2025, by Sepahnews of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards, a missile is launched as part of an exercise near the Persian Gulf. (Sepah news via AP)
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The U.S. Navy has long patrolled the Middle East through the Bahrain-based 5th Fleet to keep waterways open.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
