Iran announces test of new naval air defense missile in Strait of Hormuz as US military buildup continues

Iran announced Sunday that it tested a caller naval aerial defence rocket during subject drills successful the Strait of Hormuz arsenic the United States continues to summation its subject beingness successful the region.

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy launched the Sayyad 3-G rocket for the archetypal clip during the "Smart Control of the Strait of Hormuz" exercise, according to Iran’s state-linked Mehr News Agency.

The Sayyad 3-G, a naval adaptation of Iran’s land-based Sayyad-3 aerial defence system, is reported to person a scope of astir 150 kilometers (about 93 miles) and tin beryllium fired from ship-based vertical motorboat systems.

The rocket is intended to intercept subject aircraft, maritime patrol planes and high-altitude unmanned aerial vehicles.

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Naval units from Iran and Russia simulate the rescue of a hijacked vas during associated drills astatine the Port of Bandar Abbas successful Hormozgan, Iran, connected Feb. 19, 2026. (Iranian Army/Handout/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Iranian authorities media said it tin integrate into a ship’s onboard radar systems and command-and-control web portion besides maintaining autarkic tracking capability.

The announcement comes amid heightened determination tensions and a continued U.S. subject buildup successful the Gulf arsenic Washington holds talks with Tehran implicit its atomic program.

The U.S. presently has a important buildup of naval and aerial assets positioned astir Iran, peculiarly crossed the eastbound Mediterranean, the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf.

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Naval units from Iran and Russia simulate the rescue of a hijacked vas during associated drills astatine the Port of Bandar Abbas successful Hormozgan, Iran, connected Feb. 19, 2026. (Iranian Army/Handout/Anadolu via Getty Images)

The U.S. has been gathering up forces successful the region, including the USS Abraham Lincoln craft bearer and aggregate guided-missile destroyers operating successful the Arabian Sea, arsenic good arsenic further destroyers stationed successful the Mediterranean and Red Sea. 

Several combat ships are besides positioned successful the Persian Gulf adjacent Iran’s confederate coastline.

At slightest 1 U.S. subject basal successful Saudi Arabia is shown hosting aircraft, with further installations crossed the portion supporting aerial operations and logistics.

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A graphic illustrates wherever the U.S. is gathering up subject unit adjacent Iran, including the positions of the USS Abraham Lincoln, aggregate destroyers, and assorted subject bases arsenic of Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026. (Fox News)

Map shows wherever the U.S. is gathering up subject forces adjacent Iran. (Fox News )

In an interrogation Sunday connected CBS News’ "Face the Nation," Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said diplomacy remains the lone way guardant and dismissed the interaction of the U.S. subject buildup. 

"There is nary request for immoderate subject buildup, and subject buildup cannot assistance it and cannot pressurize us," helium said.

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Araghchi confirmed that Iranian and U.S. negotiators are expected to conscionable again Thursday successful Geneva, saying helium believes it is "quite possible" to hole a draught substance and scope a woody quickly. 

He added that talks are focused solely connected atomic issues and "there is nary different subject."