Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards will stage missile defence exercises on Sunday, the semi-official Mehr News Agency reported on Saturday.

The announcement of the war games coincides with increased tension in Iran's nuclear dispute with the West, after this week's disclosure by the Islamic Republic that it is building a second uranium enrichment plant.

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