Daily Memo: Iran’s IRGC Set to Launch Drills

Turkey, meanwhile, is trying to broker a resolution to tensions between Tehran and Washington.

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Iranian preparations. The naval forces of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps will conduct live-fire exercises in the Strait of Hormuz on Feb. 1-2, amid mounting tensions with the United States. Relatedly, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov said Azerbaijan will not allow another state to use its airspace or territory to conduct military operations against Iran. […]

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