The missiles destroy the designated targets  during the exercise in the Gulf of Oman (Photo: AFP/VNA)

During the exercises, short-range and long-range coast-to-sea and sea-to-sea missiles were successfully fired from the coast and from decks of ships, hitting their targets with great precision, the Tasnim news agency reported.

The missiles "destroyed the designated targets 280 kilometres away, and their range can be increased even further," according to AFP France.

The missiles were designed and produced by Iran’s defense ministry and the navy, the statement said, adding that they were tested during exercises by the Iranian navy in the Gulf of Oman, which lies next to the Strait of Hormuz at the mouth of the Persian Gulf.