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The Iranian Army's forces have staged a large-scale military exercise on the Oman Sea and north of the Indian Ocean.
     The drills are aimed at testing indigenously-built military equipment and enhancing the country's preparedness against potential threats.

Codenamed Zolfaghar, the maneuver is conducted over an area, stretching from the Persian Gulf's Strait of Hormuz to the Sea of Oman and north of the Indian Ocean.

The three-day drills involved all four branches of the Iranian Army.