Iran holds military drill near strategic Strait of Hormuz
Iran’s military kicked off its annual drill on Friday in the coastal area of the Gulf of Oman and near the strategic Strait of Hormuz, even as the authorities continue their crackdown on anti-government protests that have been under way for more than three months.
The strait is located at the mouth of the Persian Gulf and is crucial to global energy supplies, with about a fifth of all oil traded at sea passing through it.
