• Troops leaving a helicopter on Makran logistics vessel during a navy drill. Iranian Army via AP
    Troops leaving a helicopter on Makran logistics vessel during a navy drill. Iranian Army via AP
  • Iran's navy began a short-range missile drill in the Gulf of Oman on Wednesday, state TV reported, amid heightened regional tensions over Tehran's nuclear program and a US pressure campaign. Iranian Army via AP
    Iran's navy began a short-range missile drill in the Gulf of Oman on Wednesday, state TV reported, amid heightened regional tensions over Tehran's nuclear program and a US pressure campaign. Iranian Army via AP
  • A missile being fired from an Iranian Navy warship during a navy military drill in the Gulf of Oman. Iranian Army/WANA via REUTERS
    A missile being fired from an Iranian Navy warship during a navy military drill in the Gulf of Oman. Iranian Army/WANA via REUTERS
  • A missile being fired from an Iranian Navy warship during a navy military drill in the Gulf of Oman. EPA via Iranian military
    A missile being fired from an Iranian Navy warship during a navy military drill in the Gulf of Oman. EPA via Iranian military
  • Iran's navy began a short-range missile drill in the Gulf of Oman on Wednesday, state TV reported, amid heightened regional tensions over Tehran's nuclear program and a US pressure campaign. Iranian Army via AFP
    Iran's navy began a short-range missile drill in the Gulf of Oman on Wednesday, state TV reported, amid heightened regional tensions over Tehran's nuclear program and a US pressure campaign. Iranian Army via AFP
  • Iran's navy began a short-range missile drill in the Gulf of Oman on Wednesday, state TV reported, amid heightened regional tensions over Tehran's nuclear program and a US pressure campaign. Iranian Army via EPA
    Iran's navy began a short-range missile drill in the Gulf of Oman on Wednesday, state TV reported, amid heightened regional tensions over Tehran's nuclear program and a US pressure campaign. Iranian Army via EPA
  • Iranian-made Makran logistics vessel during a short-range missile drill in the Gulf of Oman on Wednesday, state TV reported, amid heightened regional tensions over Tehran's nuclear program and a US pressure campaign. Iranian Army via AFP
    Iranian-made Makran logistics vessel during a short-range missile drill in the Gulf of Oman on Wednesday, state TV reported, amid heightened regional tensions over Tehran's nuclear program and a US pressure campaign. Iranian Army via AFP
  • Iranian-made Makran logistics vessel during a short-range missile drill in the Gulf of Oman on Wednesday, state TV reported, amid heightened regional tensions over Tehran's nuclear program and a US pressure campaign. Iranian Army via AP
    Iranian-made Makran logistics vessel during a short-range missile drill in the Gulf of Oman on Wednesday, state TV reported, amid heightened regional tensions over Tehran's nuclear program and a US pressure campaign. Iranian Army via AP
  • Iran's navy began a short-range missile drill in the Gulf of Oman on Wednesday, state TV reported, amid heightened regional tensions over Tehran's nuclear program and a US pressure campaign. Iranian Army via AP
    Iran's navy began a short-range missile drill in the Gulf of Oman on Wednesday, state TV reported, amid heightened regional tensions over Tehran's nuclear program and a US pressure campaign. Iranian Army via AP
  • Iran's Army chief Major General Abdolrahim Mousavi visits the Iranian-made warship Makran during an exercise in the Gulf of Oman. Iranian Army/WANA via REUTERS
    Iran's Army chief Major General Abdolrahim Mousavi visits the Iranian-made warship Makran during an exercise in the Gulf of Oman. Iranian Army/WANA via REUTERS
  • Iranian-made Makran logistics vessel during a short-range missile drill in the Gulf of Oman on Wednesday, state TV reported, amid heightened regional tensions over Tehran's nuclear program and a US pressure campaign. Iranian Army via EPA
    Iranian-made Makran logistics vessel during a short-range missile drill in the Gulf of Oman on Wednesday, state TV reported, amid heightened regional tensions over Tehran's nuclear program and a US pressure campaign. Iranian Army via EPA
  • An Iranian submarine during a navy military drill in the Gulf of Oman, 14 January 2021. EPA/Iranian Army Office
    An Iranian submarine during a navy military drill in the Gulf of Oman, 14 January 2021. EPA/Iranian Army Office
  • Iran's navy began a short-range missile drill in the Gulf of Oman on Wednesday, state TV reported, amid heightened regional tensions over Tehran's nuclear program and a US pressure campaign. Iranian Army via AFP
    Iran's navy began a short-range missile drill in the Gulf of Oman on Wednesday, state TV reported, amid heightened regional tensions over Tehran's nuclear program and a US pressure campaign. Iranian Army via AFP
  • Iran's navy began a short-range missile drill in the Gulf of Oman on Wednesday, state TV reported, amid heightened regional tensions over Tehran's nuclear program and a US pressure campaign. Iranian Army via AFP
    Iran's navy began a short-range missile drill in the Gulf of Oman on Wednesday, state TV reported, amid heightened regional tensions over Tehran's nuclear program and a US pressure campaign. Iranian Army via AFP
  • Iran's navy began a short-range missile drill in the Gulf of Oman on Wednesday, state TV reported, amid heightened regional tensions over Tehran's nuclear program and a US pressure campaign. Iranian Army via AFP
    Iran's navy began a short-range missile drill in the Gulf of Oman on Wednesday, state TV reported, amid heightened regional tensions over Tehran's nuclear program and a US pressure campaign. Iranian Army via AFP
  • Iran's navy began a short-range missile drill in the Gulf of Oman on Wednesday, state TV reported, amid heightened regional tensions over Tehran's nuclear program and a US pressure campaign. Iranian Army via AFP
    Iran's navy began a short-range missile drill in the Gulf of Oman on Wednesday, state TV reported, amid heightened regional tensions over Tehran's nuclear program and a US pressure campaign. Iranian Army via AFP
  • Iran's navy began a short-range missile drill in the Gulf of Oman on Wednesday, state TV reported, amid heightened regional tensions over Tehran's nuclear program and a US pressure campaign. Iranian Army via AFP
    Iran's navy began a short-range missile drill in the Gulf of Oman on Wednesday, state TV reported, amid heightened regional tensions over Tehran's nuclear program and a US pressure campaign. Iranian Army via AFP
  • Iran's navy began a short-range missile drill in the Gulf of Oman on Wednesday, state TV reported, amid heightened regional tensions over Tehran's nuclear program and a US pressure campaign. Iranian Army via EPA
    Iran's navy began a short-range missile drill in the Gulf of Oman on Wednesday, state TV reported, amid heightened regional tensions over Tehran's nuclear program and a US pressure campaign. Iranian Army via EPA
  • A missile is launched by Iran's military during a navy exercise in the Gulf of Oman. Iranian Army/WANA via REUTERS
    A missile is launched by Iran's military during a navy exercise in the Gulf of Oman. Iranian Army/WANA via REUTERS
  • Head of Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps Hossein Salami speaking to local journalists during a military drill in an unknown location in central Iran. XGTY via AFP
    Head of Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps Hossein Salami speaking to local journalists during a military drill in an unknown location in central Iran. XGTY via AFP
  • General Amir Ali Hajizadeh, the head of the Revolutionary Guard's aerospace division, during a military drill in an unknown location in central Iran. XGTY via AFP
    General Amir Ali Hajizadeh, the head of the Revolutionary Guard's aerospace division, during a military drill in an unknown location in central Iran. XGTY via AFP
  • Drones fly as Iran's navy began a short-range missile drill in the Gulf of Oman on Wednesday, state TV reported, amid heightened regional tensions over Tehran's nuclear program and a US pressure campaign. Iranian Army via AP
    Drones fly as Iran's navy began a short-range missile drill in the Gulf of Oman on Wednesday, state TV reported, amid heightened regional tensions over Tehran's nuclear program and a US pressure campaign. Iranian Army via AP

Iran fires anti-ship cruise missiles in Indian Ocean exercise


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Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corp launched anti-ship missiles at a simulated target in the Indian Ocean on Saturday, state television reported.

Footage showed two missiles hit a target the broadcaster described as "hypothetical hostile enemy ships" at a distance of 1,800 kilometres.

The report did not elaborate on which kind of missiles were fired.

On Friday, the IRGC launched surface-to-surface ballistic missiles and drones against hypothetical enemy bases.

Iranian state television said that drill took place in the country's vast central desert, the latest in a series of snap exercises called as tensions with the West over its nuclear programme escalate.

Footage also showed four unmanned, delta-wing drones flying in a tight formation, hitting targets and exploding.

Tensions between Washington and Tehran have increased amid a series of incidents stemming from President Donald Trump’s unilateral withdrawal from Iran’s 2015 nuclear deal with world powers.

Iran recently seized a South Korean oil tanker and begun enriching uranium closer to weapons-grade levels, while the US has sent B-52 bombers, the USS Nimitz aircraft carrier, and a nuclear submarine into the region.

In recent weeks, Iran has increased its military drills as it tries to influence president-elect Joe Biden over the nuclear accord, which he has said America may return to.

Iran also fired cruise missiles on Thursday as part of a naval drill in the Gulf of Oman, state media reported. This was monitored by what appeared to be a US submarine.

On Saturday, a news website affiliated with state television said the vessel was American.

Iran naval helicopter footage of the exercise released on Thursday showed what resembled an Ohio-class guided-missile submarine. The USS Georgia was sent to the Gulf last month.

Iran has missile range capability of up to 2,000 kilometres, far enough to reach Israel and US military bases in the region.

Last January, after the US killed a top Iranian general in Baghdad, Tehran retaliated by firing a barrage of ballistic missiles at two Iraqi bases housing US troops, injuring dozens of soldiers.

Mr Trump cited Iran’s ballistic missile programme among other issues for his decision to withdrawing the US from the nuclear accord in 2018.

When the US then increased sanctions, Iran gradually and publicly abandoned the deal’s limits on its nuclear development.

COMPANY PROFILE
Name: Akeed

Based: Muscat

Launch year: 2018

Number of employees: 40

Sector: Online food delivery

Funding: Raised $3.2m since inception 

What can victims do?

Always use only regulated platforms

Stop all transactions and communication on suspicion

Save all evidence (screenshots, chat logs, transaction IDs)

Report to local authorities

Warn others to prevent further harm

Courtesy: Crystal Intelligence

Timeline

2012-2015

The company offers payments/bribes to win key contracts in the Middle East

May 2017

The UK SFO officially opens investigation into Petrofac’s use of agents, corruption, and potential bribery to secure contracts

September 2021

Petrofac pleads guilty to seven counts of failing to prevent bribery under the UK Bribery Act

October 2021

Court fines Petrofac £77 million for bribery. Former executive receives a two-year suspended sentence 

December 2024

Petrofac enters into comprehensive restructuring to strengthen the financial position of the group

May 2025

The High Court of England and Wales approves the company’s restructuring plan

July 2025

The Court of Appeal issues a judgment challenging parts of the restructuring plan

August 2025

Petrofac issues a business update to execute the restructuring and confirms it will appeal the Court of Appeal decision

October 2025

Petrofac loses a major TenneT offshore wind contract worth €13 billion. Holding company files for administration in the UK. Petrofac delisted from the London Stock Exchange

November 2025

180 Petrofac employees laid off in the UAE

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