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

By Thomson Reuters Feb 1, 2026 | 7:17 AM

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)