Iranian divers neutralize mines

TEHRAN, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- Navy scuba divers in Iran detected and neutralized mines on the seventh day of Iran's naval drills, a commander said.

The exercises began Dec. 24 in an area from the east of the Strait of Hormuz in the Persian Gulf to the Gulf of Aden, PRESSTV reported.

Alireza Majd, head of Iran's Navy diving unit, said Friday the Iranian scuba divers can perform martial and back-up operations at depths of more than 650 feet below the surface.