Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy launched the Sayyad 3-G naval air defense missile during exercises in the Strait of Hormuz as U.S. naval forces build up in the Gulf.

The naval exercises, which included missiles, warships and helicopters, are testing the Iran Revolutionary Guard Corps’ (IRGC) “ operational readiness ” and plans for reciprocal action in case of “potential security and military threats”.

A 2018 video of a Russian missile launch drill was posted online with false captions saying it shows Iran testing submarine-launched missiles.

Iran is far from capable of building an intercontinental ballistic missile capable of striking the U.S. mainland, according to U.S. intelligence estimates and experts outside government.

It’s likely that if Trump does agree to a new deal, Netanyahu at least wants to ensure it includes some significant restrictions on Iran’s ballistic missile program.

Now we have before us the acid test that will decide the future of West Asia for the coming century. Millions of words are being spoken or written about a war that seems imminent, but the only hard fact at this late stage is that no one really knows what is going to happen,

Senior U.S. and Iranian officials were set to meet in Oman as a deepening crisis over Tehran's nuclear program fueled fears of military confrontation.

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday that the United States had begun "major combat operations" in Iran, warning that there may be U.S. casualties.