Report: Iran's ground force starts military exercises

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TEHRAN, June 29 (Xinhua) -- The ground force of Iran's Army started three-day exercises on Monday, local Fars news agency reported.

The drill is to be carried out in the provinces of Khuzestan, Ilam and Lorestan in west and southwest of the country.

The Iranian forces are due to drill their power of commanders' command control in different regiments during military exercises, the report said.

Different modern war tactics and methods for future combats with several scenarios designed and prepared by the commanders and officers will be exercised, a commander of Iran's Army ground force was quoted as saying.

The command control centers enjoy modern equipment and advanced war systems, including telecommunications, engineering, information processing and electronic war system, he added.

Last week, Iran kicked off four-day airforce exercise in the Persian Gulf and the Sea of Oman to "preserve and enhance operational and support capability."

In December of 2008, Iran's Navy Force launched a maneuver in the Sea of Oman, which was said to be aimed at the promotion of Iran's armed forces' readiness to confront the possible threats and testing the country's modern defensive weapons.

The United States and Israel have consistently refused to rule out the possibility of military strikes against Iran over its refusal to halt its nuclear program.

The United States and its allies have accused Iran of trying to develop nuclear weapons under the cover of a civilian nuclear program. But Iran denied the U.S. charges and insisted that its nuclear program is for peaceful purposes only.