Exercise Delawar ( fa, دلاور, lit=Courageous) was a joint

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conducted by the

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and

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...

under the auspices of the

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(CENTO). It took place in southwest Iran. Some 6,800 American military personnel from three military branches took part in this war game, including 2,300 paratroopers. U.S. naval forces, as well as Marines were also deployed in the

Persian Gulf The Persian Gulf ( fa, خلیج فارس, translit=xalij-e fârs, lit=Gulf of Persis, Fars, ), sometimes called the ( ar, اَلْخَلِيْجُ ٱلْعَرَبِيُّ, Al-Khalīj al-ˁArabī), is a Mediterranean sea (oceanography), me ...

and performed amphibious operations, supported by close-air-support of

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s. According to Čūbīn and Zabih, by this war game, Washington "partially reassured" Tehran of its continued interest in the region.

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* 1964 in Iran 1964 in the United States Airborne operations Military exercises involving Iran Military exercises involving the United States Iran–United States military relations {{US-mil-stub