Large Unpublicized Military Exercises Held Near Iraqi Border

Iranian state media have reported that the Iranian army has apparently completed a large military exercise near the border with Iraq, according to Ha'aretz (Israel).

These drills were said to be held quietly, with only indirect confirmation of their existence.

The state-run IRNA news agency reported on Monday the deaths of two military officers in a road accident as they returned from "large" ground exercises. Gen. Rahman Forouzandeh, a ground forces commander, and his aide...