Iran launches war drills in Hormuz Strait as US carrier is flying missions 24/7 before Geneva talks

Iran launched live-fire naval exercises successful the Strait of Hormuz connected Monday successful mentation for imaginable information and subject threats successful the strategical waterway, according to the country’s state-run IRNA quality agency.

The drill, called "Smart Control of the Strait of Hormuz," was led by the naval forces of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) nether the supervision of IRGC Commander successful Chief Maj. Gen. Mohammad Pakpour, according to Iran International.

State media said the workout was organized to measure the readiness of operational units, reappraisal information plans and rehearse scenarios for responding to immoderate information and subject threats successful the area.

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Iran launched naval exercises successful the Strait of Hormuz connected Monday, hours earlier atomic talks resumed successful Geneva betwixt the U.S. and Iran. (Press Office of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps / Handout/Anadolu via Getty Images)

The exercises came wrong hours of renewed diplomatic efforts starting successful Geneva betwixt the U.S. and Iran that are aimed astatine reviving negotiations implicit Iran’s atomic program.

"I americium successful Geneva with existent ideas to execute a just and equitable deal," Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi wrote connected X connected Monday "What is not connected the table: submission earlier threats," helium said.

President Donald Trump has ordered a buildup of U.S. subject forces successful the Middle East and has threatened to onslaught Iran if its enactment does not hold to a woody connected its atomic program.

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On Friday, Trump besides offered an endorsement of authorities alteration successful Tehran and said it would beryllium the "best happening that could happen" for Iran.

U.S. Central Command, oregon CENTCOM, went connected to amusement U.S. subject beingness successful the portion Monday.

In a station connected X, it shared images of EA-18G Growlers from Electronic Attack Squadron 133 and F-35C Lightning IIs from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 314 preparing for motorboat from the formation platform of the USS Abraham Lincoln.

"Operating successful planetary waters successful the Middle East, the craft bearer conducts around-the-clock formation operations successful enactment of determination security," the station said.

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Iran carried retired unrecorded drills Monday aft Trump ordered subject buildup successful Middle East and threatened strikes if Iran doesn't hold to atomic deal. (Press bureau of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps / Handout/Anadolu via Getty Images)

The Pentagon has been gathering up what Trump has described arsenic an "armada" successful the region.

The USS Abraham Lincoln is contiguous flanked by 3 warships equipped with Tomahawk missiles and is astatine the halfway of a broader U.S. naval buildup successful the region.

Meanwhile, Tehran said the 2nd circular of talks would beryllium held connected Tuesday "with the mediation and bully offices of Oman."

Negotiations restarted successful Muscat connected Feb. 6, aft erstwhile talks collapsed erstwhile Israel launched an unprecedented bombing run against Iran successful June that sparked a 12-day warfare and escalated tensions crossed the region.

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On Monday, U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee said determination was "significant and morganatic uncertainty that the Iranians volition ever hold to thing that would origin them to laic down immoderate ambitions of atomic weaponry."