Iran tests missiles under apparent watch of US Navy nuclear sub The Associated Press January 14 In this image released Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021, by the Iranian Army, a missile is launched from a warship during a naval drill. (Iranian Army via AP) DUBAI, United Arab Emirates Iran fired cruise missiles Thursday as part of a naval drill in the Gulf of Oman, state media reported, under surveillance of what appeared to be a U.S. nuclear submarine dispatched to the region amid heightened tensions between the countries. Helicopter footage of the exercise released by Iran’s navy showed what resembled an Ohio-class guided-missile submarine, the USS Georgia, which the U.S. Navy last month said had been sent to the Persian Gulf a rare announcement aimed at underscoring American military might in the region.