WATCH: Iran Tests Anti-Ship Cruise Missile During Naval Drill

The Jerusalem Post reports: The Iranian Navy test-launched an anti-ship cruise missile on Monday morning as part of a large-scale naval exercise near the strategic Strait of Hormuz.

Video of the launch shows the missile—the Iranian-made Nasir, which is equipped with a guidance system—successfully hitting its target.

When the naval drills began on Sunday, the Iranian Navy commander, Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari, said the exercise will cover an area of 2 million square kilometers, including the Persian Gulf, the Strait of Hurmuz, the Gulf of Oman, the Arabian Sea and the Indian Ocean.

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