{"id":57334,"date":"2021-01-19T12:12:00","date_gmt":"2021-01-19T12:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2021\/01\/19\/amid-tensions-with-us-iran-kicks-off-ground-forces-drill-on-coast-of-gulf-of-oman\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T09:23:51","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T09:23:51","slug":"amid-tensions-with-us-iran-kicks-off-ground-forces-drill-on-coast-of-gulf-of-oman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/flashpoints\/2021\/01\/19\/amid-tensions-with-us-iran-kicks-off-ground-forces-drill-on-coast-of-gulf-of-oman\/","title":{"rendered":"Amid tensions with US, Iran kicks off ground forces drill on coast of Gulf of Oman"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">TEHRAN, Iran \u2014 Iran\u2019s military kicked off a ground forces drill on Tuesday along the coast of the Gulf of Oman, state TV reported, the latest in a series of snap exercises that the country is holding amid escalating tensions over its nuclear program and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2021\/01\/17\/us-b-52-conducts-presence-patrol-after-iranian-guard-holds-anti-warship-ballistic-missile-drill\/\" target=_blank>Washington\u2019s pressure campaign against Tehran<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the report, commando units and airborne infantry were participating in the annual exercise, along with fighter jets, helicopters and military transport aircraft. Iran\u2019s National Army chief Abdolrahim Mousavi was overseeing the drill. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Iran has recently stepped up military drills as part of an effort to pressure President-elect Joe Biden over the nuclear deal that President Donald Trump pulled out of. Biden has said the U.S. could rejoin the multinational accord meant to contain Iran\u2019s nuclear program. <\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2021\/01\/17\/us-b-52-conducts-presence-patrol-after-iranian-guard-holds-anti-warship-ballistic-missile-drill\/\" 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=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6484328.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 B-52 conducts \u2018presence patrol\u2019 after Iranian Guard holds missile drill<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">A U.S. B-52 conducted a presence patrol in the Middle East on Sunday, a day after Iran held a drill in the Indian Ocean.<\/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\">Later on Tuesday, state TV aired footage of paratroopers, armored vehicles and a multiple launch rocket system fired during the drill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe general goal of this drill is to assess the offensive and penetrative power of the ground forces against the enemy from air, ground and sea,\u201d said Kiomars Heidari, chief of ground forces.<\/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\/AP21019355980557.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"This photo released Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021, by the Iranian Army, shows a military drill.\" class=\"wp-image-92287\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP21019355980557.jpg.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP21019355980557.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP21019355980557.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP21019355980557.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,682 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP21019355980557.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">This photo released Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021, by the Iranian Army, shows a missile being fired during a military drill. Iran&#8217;s military kicked off a ground forces drill on Tuesday along the coast of the Gulf of Oman, state TV reported, the latest in a series of snap exercises that the country is holding amid escalating tensions over its nuclear program and Washington&#8217;s pressure campaign against Tehran. (Iranian Army via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Saturday, Iran\u2019s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard conducted a drill, launching anti-warship ballistic missiles at a simulated target at a distance of some 1,800 kilometers (1,120 miles) in the Indian Ocean, a day after the Guard\u2019s aerospace division launched surface-to-surface ballistic missiles and drones against \u201chypothetical enemy bases\u201d in the country\u2019s vast central desert. <\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2020\/12\/07\/iran-says-us-got-the-message-on-tense-exchanges-in-persian-gulf-after-navy-admirals-remarks\/\" 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=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20341352622795.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\">Iran says US \u2018got the message\u2019 on tense exchanges in Persian Gulf after Navy admiral\u2019s remarks<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">A spokesman for Iran&#039;s Foreign Ministry said the U.S. is the &quot;main source of tension&quot; in the region.<\/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\">Last Thursday, Iran\u2019s navy fired cruise missiles as part of a naval drill in the Gulf of Oman, under surveillance of what appeared to be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navytimes.com\/news\/your-navy\/2021\/01\/15\/iran-tests-missiles-under-apparent-watch-of-us-navy-nuclear-sub\/\" target=_blank>a U.S. nuclear submarine<\/a>. Earlier last week, the Guard\u2019s affiliated forces carried out a limited maneuver in the Persian Gulf after a massive, drones-only drill across half of the country earlier in January. <\/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\/AP21019464281980.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"This photo released Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021, by the Iranian Army, shows a military drill.\" class=\"wp-image-95054\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP21019464281980.jpg.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP21019464281980.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP21019464281980.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP21019464281980.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,682 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP21019464281980.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">In this photo released Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021, by the Iranian Army, troops participate in a military drill. Iran&#8217;s military kicked off a ground forces drill on Tuesday along the coast of the Gulf of Oman, state TV reported, the latest in a series of snap exercises that the country is holding amid escalating tensions over its nuclear program and Washington&#8217;s pressure campaign against Tehran. (Iranian Army via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tensions between Washington and Tehran have increased amid a series of incidents stemming from Trump\u2019s unilateral withdrawal from Iran\u2019s nuclear deal with world powers. In the final days of the Trump administration, Tehran seized a South Korean oil tanker and begun enriching uranium closer to weapons-grade levels, while the U.S. sent B-52 bombers, the USS Nimitz aircraft carrier and a nuclear submarine into 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\/militarytimes\/news\/2019\/06\/04\/what-war-with-iran-could-look-like\/\" 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=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_19098471996944.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\">What war with Iran could look like<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Military Times interviewed more than a dozen military experts, including current and former U.S. military officials, about how a conflict might begin and how it could play out. This is what they said could happen:<\/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\">Trump in 2018 unilaterally withdrew the U.S. 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 from the accord. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When the U.S. then stepped up economic sanctions, Iran gradually abandoned the limits that the deal had imposed on its nuclear development. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tensions between Washington and Tehran have increased amid a series of incidents stemming from Trump\u2019s unilateral withdrawal from Iran\u2019s nuclear deal with world 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