Iran test fired a 'new generation' of cruise missiles in a naval exercise in the Gulf of Oman and northern Indian Ocean, state media reported Thursday. The report by the official IRNA news agency said the missiles destroyed targets at a distance of 170 miles (280 kilometers). It said the tests took place during a drill by Iran's navy in the Gulf of Oman and Indian Ocean. It also comes after a tense naval encounter between Iranian and U.S. forces in the nearby Persian Gulf. Iran regularly holds exercises in the Gulf of Oman, which is close to the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow mouth of the Persian Gulf through which 20% of the world's oil trade passes.

Source: Daily Mail June 18, 2020 14:18 UTC