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2021-02-16T18:34:53.026Z


Moscow has sent several vessels to take part in the joint exercise over a 17-kilometer area in the northern Indian Ocean. Iran has in recent years stepped up its military cooperation with Russia, as well as with China, amid tensions with the US


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Iran and Russia have embarked on a joint naval maneuver in the Indian Ocean

Moscow has sent several vessels to take part in the joint exercise over a 17-kilometer area in the northern Indian Ocean. Iran has in recent years stepped up its military cooperation with Russia, as well as with China, amid tensions with the US

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In the video: Naval exercise of the Iranian and Russian armies (from Twitter)

Iran and Russia today (Tuesday) launched a joint naval maneuver in the Indian Ocean with the aim of increasing the security of maritime trade in the region, Iran's official television reported.

According to the report, naval units of the Army and Navy of the Revolutionary Guards will participate in the exercise "Belt maritime security of Iran and Russia in 2021" in the northern part of the ocean, over an area of 17 thousand kilometers.



According to Admiral Golamrza Tahani, a spokesman for the exercise by the Iranian destroyer Russian, A logistical ship and a helicopter will take part in the exercise, the second of the two countries since 2019, when China also participated in a four-day naval maneuver.



Iran is stepping up military cooperation with Russia and China, both partners in the nuclear deal. The number of visits by Russian and Chinese naval representatives to Iran In recent months, Iran has conducted numerous military exercises, including one last week near the border with Iraq, in which it operated Revolutionary Guards, UAVs, helicopters and tanks.

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Iran's warship in the Indian Ocean, today (Photo: AP)

Russian Navy soldiers at the opening ceremony of the exercise, today (Photo: AP)

Iran's warship in the Indian Ocean, today (Photo: AP)

Tehran wants to put pressure on US President Joe Biden to remove the sanctions and return to the nuclear deal, from which his predecessor, President Donald Trump, withdrew.

Biden is willing to do so, but only on the condition that Tehran withdraws from it from violations of the nuclear agreement, but it demands the lifting of economic sanctions first.



Next week, the additional protocol to the agreement, which allows UN inspectors access to nuclear sites without prior notice, is set to be repealed, as part of Iran's response to the assassination of senior scientist Muhsin Fahrizadeh.

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