The Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) started military drills in the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, as it was reported it would. According to the local Tasnim Agency, the exercise, titled Smart Control of Hormuz Strait, was organized to test the army ahead of “possible security and military threats.” The drills came ahead of Iran’s negotiations with the United States on its nuclear status in Geneva. The use of the Strait of Hormuz has been one of the main points of discussion and misunderstanding between Iran and Washington.