The war games will be carried out near Garmsar city, about 60 miles southeast of Tehran, according to the broadcast

The exercise will be the first by Iran since the U.N. Security Council imposed sanctions on December 23, which banned selling materials and technology that could be used in Iran's nuclear and missile programs and the freezing of assets of 10 Iranian companies and individuals.

Earlier in November Iran test-fired dozens of missiles — including the Shahab-3 that can reach