{"id":22044,"date":"2021-01-15T02:41:30","date_gmt":"2021-01-15T02:41:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/uncategorized\/2021\/01\/15\/iran-tests-missiles-under-apparent-watch-of-us-navy-nuclear-sub\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T19:09:20","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T19:09:20","slug":"iran-tests-missiles-under-apparent-watch-of-us-navy-nuclear-sub","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/flashpoints\/2021\/01\/15\/iran-tests-missiles-under-apparent-watch-of-us-navy-nuclear-sub\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran tests missiles under apparent watch of US Navy nuclear sub"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">DUBAI, United Arab Emirates \u2014 Iran fired cruise missiles Thursday as part of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/training-sim\/2021\/01\/13\/iran-holds-missile-drill-with-two-new-warships\/\" target=_blank>a naval drill in the Gulf of Oman<\/a>, state media reported, under surveillance of what appeared to be a U.S. nuclear submarine dispatched to the region amid heightened tensions between the countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Helicopter footage of the exercise released by Iran\u2019s navy showed what resembled an Ohio-class guided-missile submarine, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navytimes.com\/news\/your-navy\/2020\/12\/21\/us-navy-announces-nuclear-submarine-passage-of-strait-of-hormuz-amid-tensions-with-iran\/\" target=_blank>the USS Georgia<\/a>, which the U.S. Navy last month said had been sent to the Persian Gulf \u2014 a rare announcement aimed at underscoring American military might in the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2020\/12\/21\/us-navy-announces-nuclear-submarine-passage-of-strait-of-hormuz-amid-tensions-with-iran\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"198\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20356611245393.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">US Navy announces nuclear submarine passed through Strait of Hormuz amid tensions with Iran<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The unusual transit in the Persian Gulf&#039;s shallow waters comes some two weeks before the anniversary of the American drone strike in January that killed a top Iranian military commander.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Iran\u2019s navy did not identify the submarine, but warned the boat to steer clear of the area, where missiles were being launched from land units and ships in the gulf and the northern part of the Indian Ocean. When asked for comment on the reported submarine sighting, Cmdr. Rebecca Rebarich, a spokeswoman for the U.S. Navy\u2019s Bahrain-based 5th Fleet, responded: \u201cWe don\u2019t talk about submarine operations.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Later Thursday, Iran\u2019s state-run media claimed that a \u201cforeign\u201d vessel had \u201cintended to approach the naval drill\u201d and departed soon after the Iranian Navy\u2019s warning, without elaborating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP21014457404570.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"This image released Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021, by the Iranian Army shows a helicopter on an Iranian-made Makran logistics vessel during a naval drill.\" class=\"wp-image-48650\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP21014457404570.jpg.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP21014457404570.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP21014457404570.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP21014457404570.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,682 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP21014457404570.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">This image released Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021, by the Iranian Army shows a helicopter on an Iranian-made Makran logistics vessel during a naval drill. (Iranian Army via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The two-day drill began on Wednesday with the unveiling of the largest vessel in the Iranian Navy, the latest in a series of Iranian military exercises during the waning days of the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump. Over the weekend, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2021\/01\/03\/iran-general-warns-us-military-ready-to-respond-to-pressure\/\" target=_blank>the paramilitary Revolutionary Guard<\/a> held a naval parade in the Persian Gulf shortly after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navytimes.com\/news\/your-navy\/2021\/01\/04\/aircraft-carrier-nimitz-staying-in-mideast-as-iran-raises-uranium-enrichment-levels-seizes-south-korean-ship\/\" target=_blank>seizing a South Korean tanker<\/a> in the crucial Strait of Hormuz. Last week, Iran deployed unmanned aircraft to stage a large-scale drone maneuver across half the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2021\/01\/04\/aircraft-carrier-nimitz-staying-in-mideast-as-iran-raises-uranium-enrichment-levels-seizes-south-korean-ship\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"204\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/50779485101_987b144071_k.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Aircraft carrier Nimitz staying in Mideast as Iran raises uranium enrichment levels, seizes South Korean ship<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The acting defense secretary cited Iranian threats against Trump and other U.S. government officials as the reason for the redeployment, without elaborating.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Iran\u2019s state TV broadcast footage of the missile launches on Thursday but didn\u2019t provide their range or other details. In July, Iran said it test-fired cruise missiles with a range of some 280 kilometers (some 275 miles).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cEnemies should know that any violation and invasion of Iranian marine borders will be targeted by the cruise missiles from both coast and sea,\u201d said Adm. Hamzeh Ali Kaviani, the spokesman for Thursdays\u2019 exercise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1358\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP21014467785606.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"This image released Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021, by the Iranian Army shows helicopters and the Iranian-made Makran logistics vessel during a naval drill.\" class=\"wp-image-48655\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP21014467785606.jpg.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP21014467785606.jpg.jpg?resize=300,204 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP21014467785606.jpg.jpg?resize=768,521 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP21014467785606.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,695 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP21014467785606.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1043 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">This image released Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021, by the Iranian Army shows helicopters and the Iranian-made Makran logistics vessel during a naval drill. (Iranian Army via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tensions are rising as Iran ramps up pressure on the West over the Trump administration\u2019s sanctions campaign against the Islamic Republic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump unilaterally withdrew the U.S. in 2018 from Iran\u2019s nuclear deal, in which Tehran had agreed to limit its uranium enrichment in exchange for the lifting of economic sanctions. Trump cited Iran\u2019s ballistic missile program among other issues in withdrawing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Following the re-imposition of unprecedented American sanctions on Iran, Tehran gradually and publicly abandoned the deal\u2019s limits on its nuclear development as a series of escalating incidents pushed the two countries to the brink of war at the beginning of last year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Helicopter footage of the exercise released by Iran\u2019s navy showed what resembled an Ohio-class guided-missile submarine, the USS Georgia, which the U.S. Navy last month said had been sent to the Persian 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