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Iran Fires Cruise and Ballistic Missiles Near Strait of Hormuz During Naval Drill

09:35 PM, 12/05/2025

State TV reported that Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps launched several large cruise missiles — identified as Qadr-110, Qadr-380 and Ghadir — and a ballistic missile labeled "303" into the Sea of Oman and near the Strait of Hormuz during a naval drill. Footage aired on state media showed the launches and strikes on targets. The exercise is the second since the June Israel-Iran conflict, which Tehran says caused heavy Iranian casualties; Iran’s strikes then reportedly killed 28 in Israel. The strikes underscore risks to the Strait of Hormuz, a key oil transit chokepoint.

Iran Conducts Missile Strikes Off Strait of Hormuz During Naval Exercise

TEHRAN — State television reported that Iran’s paramilitary Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) fired multiple large missiles into the Sea of Oman and waters off the Strait of Hormuz on the second day of a naval exercise that began Thursday.

Launch and munitions: State TV identified the weapons as Qadr-110, Qadr-380 and Ghadir cruise missiles — which the broadcaster said can reach up to 2,000 kilometers (1,250 miles) — and showed footage of the launches and impacts. The report also said the Guard fired a ballistic missile identified as "303," without providing further technical details.

Context: The drill is the second such exercise since fighting between Israel and Iran in June. Tehran says the earlier clashes resulted in nearly 1,100 deaths in Iran, including military commanders and scientists; Iranian missile strikes in that confrontation reportedly killed 28 people in Israel. Since then, Iran has repeatedly warned it would respond to any future Israeli attack and has increased military exercises in the region.

Geostrategic significance: The IRGC is primarily responsible for operations in the Persian Gulf and at the Strait of Hormuz, while Iran’s regular navy oversees the Sea of Oman and operations beyond. Iran has long threatened to close the Strait of Hormuz — a chokepoint through which roughly 20% of the world’s traded oil passes — prompting long-standing patrols by the U.S. Navy’s Bahrain-based Fifth Fleet to help keep the sea lanes open.

Note: The account and imagery come from Iranian state media; independent verification of the strikes, missile identification and operational details was not provided in the broadcast.

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