Iran Arms Up Key Nuclear Plants, IRGC Rehearses Defending Critical Sites From ‘Israeli Attack’

Iran held air defence exercises over the weekend, state media reported, as the country braces for more friction with arch-enemy Israel and the United States under incoming U.S. president Donald Trump.Drills reported on January 11 are part of two-months-long exercises launched on January 4 which have already included war games in which the elite Revolutionary Guards defended key nuclear installations in Natanz against mock attacks by missiles and drones, state media said.Iran’s military has said it was using new drones and missiles in the exercises.Iran has recently suffered setbacks in Lebanon after Israeli attacks against Iranian-backed Hezbollah and the toppling of Tehran’s ally President Bashar Al-Assad in Syria last month. n18oc_world n18oc_crux