Saudia Arabia launches Gulf military exercises
Lesson Brief
Al Hurra
On October 5, Al Hurra reported on the rising tensions between Saudi Arabia and Iran during major Saudi military exercises in the Gulf. Iran stated that the exercises were an encroachment and asserted its dominance over the Strait of Hormuz. The exercises included several elements of the Saudi Navy including the Marines and speedboat operations.
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Video Vocabulary:
| في عرض البحر | At sea | تدريب شامل | Comprehensive training |
| التنسيق والتواصل | Coordination and communication | قدرتها | Its ability |
| سعى له ، يسعى له | To strive to | تأمين | securing |
| لتحقيقها | To achieve it | ||
| ممرات مائية | waterways | ||
| بوابة حيوية | Vital gateway | ||
| تبادل تجاري | Commercial exchange | ||
| هدد ، يهدد | To threaten |
Click and Match
- naval, marine interests
- المصالح البحرية
- (here) to designate, name
- اَطْلَقَ على ، يُطْلِقُ على
- this passage, crossing
- هذا العبور
- the Strait of Hormuz
- مضيق هرمز
- military exercises
- مناورات عسكرية
- different, various configurations
- تشكيلات مختلفة
- undermining security
- تقويض الأمن
- the Saudi Navy
- البحرية السعودية
- speed boats
- الزوارق السريعة
- subsurface
- تحت سطحية