TEHRAN, Iran, July 30 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran and Russia have agreed to hold a joint naval exercise in the Indian Ocean in the near future, Iran’s navy commander announced, Monday.
“We have agreed on a joint naval drill in the Indian Ocean region, and we hope that it will be held by the end of the year,” Hossein Khanzadi, said.
The coverage of the manoeuvres could be extended to the Sea of Oman, Strait of Hormuz and the Gulf, according to the Iranian navy commander.
“Coordination and planning meetings (over the drill) between Tehran and Moscow will start soon,” he noted.
The announcement of the Iran-Russia joint drill, in the southern waters of the Islamic republic comes, amid the recent tensions between Iran and the West, over the passage of oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz.– NNN-IRNA
