Feb 5, 2024. Posted by Balkan Periscope - Hellas
The Iranian
Navy will hold joint drills with naval forces from Russia and China, with the
aim of safeguarding regional security, the commander of the Iranian Navy has
announced.
“Iran's joint naval exercise with Russia and China will be held by the end of the year, although other countries have also been invited to participate in this exercise,” Rear Admiral Shahram Irani said on Monday.
Irani said
preserving and protecting the interests and economic resources of the Islamic
Republic is the most important mission of the Iranian Navy.
“This
exercise will be carried out with the aim of protecting the security of the
region and common interests,” he added.
The
commander further said that the Navy, in cooperation with the Ministry of
Defense and the Armed Forces, plans to add several ships to its naval fleet by
mid-March.
In March
2023, naval forces from the three allied countries carried out a joint drill in
the Sea of Oman, code-named Security Bond-2023.
IRNA
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