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Iran put its neighbors on notice Thursday that it was about to conduct vast naval exercises in the Arabian Sea, including war games near the Strait of Hormuz, a vital shipping lane for international oil traffic.
The exercises, to start Saturday and last 10 days, are Iran’s first since May 2010 and appear intended to demonstrate Iran’s military capabilities as it faces increased isolation over its suspect nuclear-energy program.
The exercises are bound to put Iranian warships close to vessels of the U.S. 5th Fleet, based in Bahrain, which patrols some of the same waters.
