Iran on Thursday launched its first solo military exercises since its June war with Israel, state media reported, seeking to reassert an image of strength after suffering heavy losses. Navy units of Iran's regular armed forces fired missiles and drones at open water targets in the Indian Ocean under the "Sustainable Power 1404" drill,

Iran launched its first military exercise since the end of its 12-day war with Israel, state television reported Thursday, with navy vessels launching missiles at targets at sea in the Gulf of Oman and the Indian Ocean.

Iran on Thursday launched its first naval exercise since the conclusion of its 12-day war with Israel, state television reported. The “Sustainable Power 1404” maneuvers took place in the Gulf of Oman and the Indian Ocean and included the firing of cruise missiles from naval vessels and the use of drones over open waters.