Iran's navy said on Thursday it will hold an annual drill in the strategic Strait of Hormuz as pressure mounts on the country months after the United States reimposed sanctions on Iran, The Associated Press reported.

Iranian Adm. Hossein Khanzadi was quoted as having told state TV the three-day maneuvers will start on Friday and extend as far as the Sea of Oman and the fringes of the Indian Ocean.


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