Iran begins expansive annual war games amid tensions with US

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s military has begun an expansive annual three-day exercise near the strategic Strait of Hormuz, state TV reported, with the maneuvers taking place amid heightened tensions between the Islamic Republic and the U.S. Units from the navy and air force and ground forces are participating in a nearly 2 million-square-kilometer (772,200-square-mile) area of the Gulf of Oman. It said Iranian submarines and drones were being deployed. Adm. Habibollah Sayyari, command