The Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps begins military drills and missile launches on July 2, RIA Novosti cites Ami Ali Hajizadeh, Commander of the Aerospace Forces.
Drills will be organized in the Sistan and Baluchestan Province. They coincide with the EU oil embargo against Iran.
The US and a set of other Western states accuse Iran of developing nuclear arms on the background of peaceful atom. Tehran denies all accusations and insists that the nuclear program is to fulfill demands for electricity. The UN Security Council has passed four resolutions against Iran.
Foreign ministers of 27 EU states met in Brussels on January 23 and approved the embargo on Iranian oil exports. The new package of sanctions includes a gradual ban on imports of petroleum from Iran. The embargo came into full force on July 1.
