See Iran Destroy a Fake US Aircraft Carrier in Strait of Hormuz

Iran staged naval war games in the Strait of Hormuz, including a simulated attack on a mock U.S. aircraft carrier.

In this picture released by the Iranian Tasnim news agency on Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2015, a replica of a U.S. aircraft carrier is exploded by the Revolutionary Guard's speedboats during large-scale naval drills near the entrance of the Persian Gulf, Iran. The drill, named Great Prophet 9, was the first to involve a replica of a U.S. carrier. Cmdr. Kevin Stephens, the spokesman for the U.S. Navy's 5th Fleet in Bahrain, said they were monitoring the drills, but downplayed the simulated attack on the carrier, saying the U.S. military was "not concerned about this exercise."AP Photo/Tasnim News

Iran has staging naval war games in the Strait of Hormuz, including a simulated attack on a mock U.S. aircraft carrier on Wednesday. The fake carrier was destroyed.

The drills were recorded and uploaded to YouTube, as seen below:

Meanwhile, a senior Iranian Navy commander, Rear Admiral Ali Fadavi, said Iran can easily sink a U.S. carrier. In the so-called Great Prophet 9 war games, Iranian forces shot “nearly 400 rounds of 107-millimeter missiles strike a huge model of a US aircraft carrier,” showing the capability of the country’s navy, said Press TV.

“Our enemies should rest assured that they will never ever be able to win any possible battle against Iranians … (and) our friends … can use the capabilities of Iran and of the IRGC as a role model,” Fadavi was quoted as saying.

The war games were launched Wednesday. Iran will also launch 20 new missiles in the Persian Gulf.

General Mohammad Ali Jafari said the mock aircraft carrier was built last year to be destroyed.

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