TEHRAN, Dec. 20 (MNA) – Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran carried out a defence drill over Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant on Monday to increase the defense capabilities.

Political, security and social deputy governor of Bushehr province Mohammad Taqi Irani said that the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran carried out a defence drill over Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant on Monday morning.

Irani stated that the purpose of this exercise was to prepare and fully coordinate the armed forces, adding that the Armed Forces exercises were held in the south of Bushehr province and the Persian Gulf.

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