The US aircraft carrier which Iran claims went 'inside the manoeuvre zone' where Iranian ships are conducting 10 days of wargames in the Gulf Photo: REUTERS
Strait Of Hormuz Standoff Continues As Iran Films US Aircraft Carrier -- The Telegraph
Iran claimed to have successfully taken surveillance footage of a US aircraft carrier near the Strait of Hormuz today as both countries raised the stakes in their standoff over the critical oil route.
The commander of Iran's navy said the reconnaissance mission was proof that his fleet had "control over the moves by foreign forces" but it was unclear what intelligence could be derived from the grainy video, which was played triumphantly on state television.
Admiral Habibollah Sayyari's statement came as Iranian ships, helicopters and submarines continued a 10-day war game exercise designed to give credibility to the country's threat to close the Strait and choke off the world's oil supplies if the West moves ahead with sanctions.
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