Russia announces naval collision with China and Iran in the Indian Ocean ‘coming soon’
- Russia to hold naval drills with Iran and China in the Indian Ocean this month
- The Naval exercise sees the countries’ search and rescue operations
- Moscow ambassador to Tehran Levan Dzhagaryan announced the news
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 ‘search and rescue operations’ in the northern Indian Ocean in mid-February, Moscow’s ambassador to Tehran Levan Dzhagaryan said 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 North Indian Ocean in mid-February 2021.’
Russia, Iran and China plan to hold naval drills in the Indian Ocean later this month. Pictured: Iranian Navy Warship in the Strait of Hormuz
Moscow’s ambassador to Tehran Levan Dzhagaryan said the naval exercise will see the three countries carry out ‘search and rescue’
The ambassador said the drills would ensure the safety of shipping.
In 2019, Iran, China and Russia began joint naval drills in the Indian Ocean and the Gulf of Oman, in what Moscow described as a unique exercise in naval cooperation and training
Iranian flotilla Admiral Gholamreza Tahani told state television at the time: ‘The message of this exercise is lasting peace, friendship and security through cooperation and unity … and its results show that Iran cannot to be separated. ‘
The broadcaster said the drills involved rescuing ships on fire or ships under attack by pirates and firing drills.
Meanwhile, Russia’s Defense Ministry said it had sent three vessels from its Baltic Navy – a frigate, a tanker and a lifeboat – to take part in the drills, Red Star, Russia’s official armed forces newspaper, said account.
The ministry was summoned saying this was the first time such drills had been held in such shape.
The Gulf of Oman has been a highly sensitive waterway as it connects to the Hormuz Strait, through which about a fifth of the world’s oil flows and connects itself to the Chamas.
The latest exercise comes when the Pentagon announced it would send its USS Nimitz, the only Navy aircraft carrier operating in the Middle East, back to the hometown.
In 2019, Iranian flotilla mariner Gholamreza Tahani said the message of this exercise was ‘lasting peace, friendship and security’
The Gulf of Oman joins the Strait of Hormuz, through which about a fifth of the world’s oil flows.
The Nimitz was operating just off the coast of Somalia and was in the middle of a ten-month deployment when the Department of Defense announced its return.
The decision to send the Nimitz home was made in December by defense secretary Christopher Miller.
The Nimitz was deported from the U.S. in April last year and was expected to return by the end of last year.
But in early December, his planned return was postponed, partly due to concerns about possible threats in Iran, and support orders were recently issued off the coast of Somalia for troops. To move America out of the country.
The move to send the Nimitz home came just two days after the U.S. flew strategic bombers over Iran as a show of force and a week after Trump warned his government that he would be responsible for attacks. aimed at Americans in Iraq.
Our embassy in Baghdad was hit by Sunday with several rockets. Three rockets did not launch ‘Tweet Trump from aboard Air Force One on December 23rd.
‘Exactly where they came from: IRAN. Now we hear chatter about further attacks against Americans in Iraq … Some friendly health advice for Iran: If one American is killed, I will hold Iran accountable. Think it over, ‘he wrote.
Announcing the decision to send the Nimitz home, Mr. Miller made no mention of Iran.