Russia will hold joint naval drills with Iran and China in the Indian Ocean later this month, it has been announced. The naval exercise will see the three countries ‘rehearse search and rescue operations’ in the northern part of the Indian Ocean in mid-February, Moscow’s ambassador to Tehran Levan Dzhagaryan said on Monday. It comes less than two years after the countries held similar naval drills in the region in December 2019. Ms Dzhagaryan told the RIA news agency: ‘The next multilateral naval exercises will take place in the northern part of the Indian Ocean in mid-February 2021.’ Russia, Iran and China plan to hold joint naval drills in the Indian Ocean later this month. Pictured: An Iranian Navy warship in the Strait of Hormuz Moscow’s ambassador to Tehran Levan Dzhagaryan said the naval exercise will see the three countries ‘rehearse search and rescue operations’ The ambassador added that the drills would ensure the safety of shipping. In 2019, Iran, China and Russia began joint naval drills in the Indian Ocean and Gulf of Oman, in what Moscow said was an unprecedented exercise in naval cooperation and training Iranian flotilla admiral Gholamreza Tahani told state television at the time: ‘The message of this… Read full this story
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