IRAN ADMIRAL SAYS US SHIPS ARE A TARGET IN CASE OF WAR

Iran will target American aircraft carriers in the Persian Gulf should a war between the two countries ever break out, the naval chief of Iran's Revolutionary Guard warned Tuesday as the country completes work on a large-scale mock-up of a U.S. carrier.
Iran is building a simple replica of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz in order to be used in future military exercises.
Contingency plans to target American carriers are a priority for the Guard's naval forces.
The Revolutionary Guard's naval forces are separate from the main Iranian navy. They are primarily based in and around the Gulf and include a number of missile boats and fast-attack vessels.
The commander said the Guard navy has already carried out exercises targeting mock-ups of American warships. In one case, he said, it took 50 seconds to destroy one of the simulated warships.
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