Iran said the aircraft carrier target was a full-size replica of the USS Nimitz.
“Iranian naval forces displayed their skills in targeting enemy vessels and destroyed a mock U.S. aircraft carrier during the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Navy’s massive Payambar-e Azam 9 (The Great Prophet 9) wargames in the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz,” read a video caption on Fars’ website.
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“We’re quite confident of our naval forces’ ability to defend themselves,” Cmdr. Kevin Stephens said.
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