Tehran, Dec 29 (IANS) The Iranian naval forces have detected a US aircraft carrier in the area of its ongoing military exercises, said Iranian Navy’s deputy commander Seyyed Mahmoud Mousavi.
An Iranian navy’s aircraft has shot images of the US carrier spotted in an area where Iran’s naval units were stationed for the drills, Xinhua quoted Press TV citing Mousavi, who is also the spokesman for the ongoing manoeuvres.
Mousavi, however, did not provide more details about the US aircraft carrier.
The detection of the US aircraft carrier demonstrated that Iran’s naval forces were precisely monitoring all the moves by non-regional powers in the region, he added.
On Saturday, the Iranian navy launched a 10-day exercise, dubbed Velayat 90, which covers a length of 2,000 km stretching from the east of the Strait of Hormuz, an important passage for suppliers to the Middle East.
The Pentagon, the US defence department, Wednesday warned Iran against any attempt to block the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s most critical oil route.
