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The United States Navy began exercises off of the coast of Iran this week. The timing of these exercises is peculiar, seeing as though Iran "abducted" 15 British sailors earlier in the week. U.S. Navy Cmdr. Kevin Aandahl claims that the naval operations are not in response to the Iranian abduction or to intimidate the Islamist Republic.

Currently it is unclear as to when the exercises were planned, and the timing has led many to question the motives behind the maneuvers off the coast of Iran. The naval operation included two carrier strike groups and over one hundred airplanes and is the largest training exercise in the gulf since 2003.