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This is CBSI in the world. I'm John Batch. From Alchemon Online, Conference of

Presidents, Major American Joe Shoghanish, the stations we report immediately on the

bad actor, Iran, and its demonstration, its intimidation in the Gulf. The headline, Iran's

military begins drill near straight-of-hormose amid mounting tensions with West.

Sub had air-ground and naval branches to take part in exercise. Along key waterways,

Tehran faces sanctions over alleged supply of armaments to Russia for use in Ukraine.

That's the story of the drones, their Shaheed 136 bombarding the people of Ukraine.

Malcolm, the drill, who is it meant to intimidate? Because it doesn't do anything about, you

know, it doesn't back off the U.S. Navy. So, who are they threatening now? Good evening,

and we continue, even though a new year, many old stories are coming back to visit us again.

And here, the Iran's military kicked off what is usually an annual drill of sorts on the

coastal areas near the Gulf of Oman, and of course, the Straits of Armouster, which

much of the world's oil passes. And they've been trying to be careful because they've

been warned repeatedly about efforts in this regard. And with the diversion of the anti-government

protests that have been underway for almost three months, yet they decided that they were

going ahead with this. And they said that commandos and airborne infantry would participate

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