Iran carries out naval maneuvers near Iraq
Iran has started eight days of military maneuvers near the Iraqi borders as air and maritime maneuvers that lasted eight days in the Straits of Hormuz.
Iran annually holds nearly 40 maneuvers in regional waters.
Iran also occupies three Gulf Islands -- Greater Tunb, Lesser Tunb and Abu Mousa -- whose sovereignty is the subject of a dispute with the United Arab Emirates.
Gulf sources stated that Iranian maneuvers put the Gulf area on a stand by for fear of an Iranian attack on any state.
