Iran-Russia-China joint naval exercise ends – Mehr News Agency | Iran and world’s news
Russia’s joint defense ministry said in a statement on Friday that a joint Russian-Chinese-Iranian naval exercise in the Gulf of Oman had ended.
A statement from Russia’s Defense Ministry said the exercises included the firing of warships, rescue operations and anti-piracy drills.
The Russian Ministry of Defense had previously announced in a statement: The naval exercise of Iran, Russia and China called CHIRU-2022 will be held in the Gulf of Oman (north of the Arabian Sea) and its airspace. On behalf of Russia, a fleet of Pacific Fleet ships, the Varyag missile cruiser, the large anti-submarine Admiral Tributs and the large naval tanker Boris Butoma will be sent to the exercise. have became.
This is the second joint exercise of Iran, Russia and China in less than 3 years. In December 2019, these countries held a similar exercise in the Indian Ocean called the “Maritime Security Belt”.
China and Russia, with the establishment of institutions such as the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and the Eurasian Economic Union, as well as projects such as “One Belt, One Road” are seeking to build a new architectural structure for the world, and countries such as Iran Their national, join them.
The tightening of US and European sanctions policies has also brought the three countries closer together.
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