Iranian official says Revolutionary Guards have no plan to hold military exercises in the Gulf


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  • Sunday, 01 Feb 2026

DUBAI, Feb ‌1 (Reuters) - The naval ‌forces of Iran's Revolutionary ‌Guards have no plan to carry out live-fire exercises in ‍the Strait of Hormuz ‍as reported ‌by some media outlets earlier ‍this ​week, an Iranian official told ⁠Reuters on Sunday.

Iran's state-run Press ‌TV reported on Thursday that ⁠the force ‍would carry out the exercises in the ‍Strait of Hormuz on ‌February 1 and February 2.

"There was no plan for the Guards to hold military exercises there and there was no official ‌announcement about it. Only media reports which were wrong," ​the official said.

(Writing by Parisa Hafezi. Editing by Jane Merriman)

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