In photos released by Iran, Iranian military personnel appeared to be cheering the results. The overall perception of these drills is that, except for the use of drones to target a mock-up of a ship and a port, most are not particularly threatening. On Sunday, Iran made a mock-up of a port and a ship designed to look like Israeli targets, a clear message.
Also in the drill, Iran showed off submarines and helicopters. It claimed it had “annihilated underwater targets by firing advanced homegrown torpedoes during a large-scale war game underway in the country’s southeastern waters,” according to a report. READ MORE