In this July 28, 2020, satellite photo provided by Maxar Technologies, a mockup aircraft carrier built by Iran is seen damaged in the Strait of Hormuz amid a live-fire drill conducted by Iran's Revolutionary Guard. (MAXAR TECHNOLOGIES VIA AP)

TEHRAN - Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps started “large-scale” military drills off the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, according to a statement on its Sepah News website.

The Strait of Hormuz is a chokepoint through which about one-third of the world's oil passes through

The exercise, codenamed Payambar-e Azam 14 (The Great Prophet 14), involve naval and air forces, and was being conducted across the land, air and sea, it said. The Nour satellite Iran launched into orbit earlier this year is also being used for the drills. 

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The servicemen attending the war game exercise offensive mine-laying operations and tactics to cut off naval connections of the hypothetical enemy. They also practice missile combat operations using helicopters, and launch of coast-to-sea missiles.

The Strait of Hormuz is a chokepoint through which about one-third of the world’s oil passes through.

With inputs from Xinhua