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Posted on February 1, 2026
1 min readLast updated: February 1, 2026
Iran's Revolutionary Guards deny plans for military exercises in the Gulf, countering earlier media reports, according to an official statement.
DUBAI, Feb 1 (Reuters) - The naval forces of Iran's Revolutionary Guards have no plan to carry out live-fire exercises in the Strait of Hormuz as reported by some media outlets earlier this week, an Iranian official told Reuters on Sunday.
Iran's state-run Press TV reported on Thursday that the force would carry out the exercises in the Strait of Hormuz on February 1 and February 2.
"There was no plan for the Guards to hold military exercises there and there was no official announcement about it. Only media reports which were wrong," the official said.
(Writing by Parisa Hafezi. Editing by Jane Merriman)
A military exercise is a training activity conducted by armed forces to practice and evaluate their operational capabilities. These exercises can involve various scenarios and are often used to prepare for potential real-world conflicts.
Naval forces refer to the military units that operate at sea. They include ships, submarines, and aircraft that are used to protect maritime interests and conduct operations in naval warfare.
A live-fire exercise is a training event where military units use actual ammunition to simulate combat conditions. This type of exercise helps troops practice their skills in realistic scenarios.
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