The Iranian Revolutionary Guard calls it the "Martyrs of Unity" exercise.<br/> A series of military drills held just 60 kilometres from Iran's border with Afghanistan.<br/> Members of the Guard's ground forces tested new weapons, equipment and modern warfare tactics.<br/> Commander Mohamed Pakpour, told Iranian television that the "exercises were aimed at boosting security along the borders".<br/> The drills come just days after naval exercises in the Gulf intensified already tense relations with the West.<br/> Relations remain strained by threats that Iran could close the Strait of Hormuz, the outlet for most oil from the Middle East.<br/> Sarah Wali, Reuters
