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Iranian navy members take positions during a drill in the Sea of Oman, Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2011. Iran's navy chief warned Wednesday that his country ...
Iranian navy members take positions during a drill in the Sea of Oman, Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2011. Iran's navy chief warned Wednesday that his country can easily close the strategic Strait of Hormuz at the mouth of the Persian Gulf, the passageway through which a sixth of the world's oil flows. The navy is in the midst of a 10-day drill in international waters near the strategic oil route. (AP Photo/IIPA,Ali Mohammadi)
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Members if the Iranian Navy participat in Iran's navy drill in the Sea of Oman on Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2011. Iran's navy chief warned Wednesday that h...
Members if the Iranian Navy participat in Iran's navy drill in the Sea of Oman on Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2011. Iran's navy chief warned Wednesday that his country can easily close the strategic Strait of Hormuz at the mouth of the Persian Gulf, the passageway through which a sixth of the world's oil flows. The navy is in the midst of a 10-day drill in international waters near the strategic oil route. (AP Photo/Fars News Agency, Hamed Jafarnejad)
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Iranian submarines and warships participate in navy drill in the Sea of Oman Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2011. Iran's navy chief warned Wednesday that his co...
Iranian submarines and warships participate in navy drill in the Sea of Oman Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2011. Iran's navy chief warned Wednesday that his country can easily close the strategic Strait of Hormuz at the mouth of the Persian Gulf, the passageway through which a sixth of the world's oil flows. The navy is in the midst of a 10-day drill in international waters near the strategic oil route. (AP Photo/Young Journalists Club, Mohammad Ali Marizad)
Iran says one of its surveillance planes has shot video and photographed a U.S. aircraft carrier during an Iranian drill near a strategic waterway in the Persian Gulf.
The official IRNA news agency on Thursday quoted Rear Adm. Mahmoud Mousavi as saying this shows Iran's navy is "observing moves by foreign forces" in the area.
IRNA's report didn't provide details or say which U.S. carrier was filmed. It's unclear what value such footage could have.
Iran is holding a 10-day military exercise in international waters beyond the Strait of Hormuz _ the passageway for one-sixth of the world's oil supply.
The report follows U.S. warnings over Iranian threats to choke off traffic through the strait if Washington imposes sanctions targeting Iran's crude exports.
