The World - News from Oct. 7, 1985

The Iranian navy held what it said were its biggest maneuvers in history in the Strait of Hormuz, which it has threatened to blockade as a last resort if its oil exports from the Persian Gulf are halted. Tehran radio reported that “tens of warships, battleships, missile-launching and gunship frigates, planes, helicopters, logistic and personnel carriers and some submarines participated in the military exercise.”