TEHRAN (Tasnim) Lieutenant Commander of the Iranian Air Force Brigadier General Alireza Barkhor announced that the country will hold a large aerial exhibition in central Tehran on Tuesday, marking the start of the Sacred Defense Week. The aerial exhibition will be inaugurated on Tuesday afternoon, September 22nd, the first day of Sacred Defense ...

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- The acting chief of Iran's air force says his pilots will hold a military drill over the strategic Strait of Hormuz, the waterway for one-fifth of the world's oil tanker traffic. Gen. Ali Reza Barkhorsays the maneuvers are part of annual exercises meant to show off Iran's air defense capabilities and military readiness. Barkhor ...