Iran, China And Russia State media reported that a joint naval exercise has been launched in the Indian Ocean with the aim of promoting maritime security.
Iran’s state TV said its 11 ships included three Russian ships and two Chinese ships, including a destroyer.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard will also participate, along with small ships and helicopters.
The military exercise comes at a time of heightened tension between Russia and the West with around 100,000 troops building up along its border with Moscow. Ukraine,
Russia is also joining China and Iran – two nations that are at loggerheads with the West, with Beijing recently accused of sending a spy to the heart of Britain’s parliament.
Iran, China and Russia have launched a joint naval exercise in the Indian Ocean with the aim of promoting maritime security.
A member of the Iranian military opened fire with a weapon during a joint naval exercise between Iran, Russia and China in the Indian Ocean on Friday.
The joint naval exercise will cover about 6,560 square miles (17,000 square kilometers) in the north of the Indian Ocean, and will include night fighting, rescue operations and fire fighting exercises.
Iran’s Rear Admiral Mustafa Tajoldini said, “The aim of this exercise is to strengthen security in the region and its foundations, and to jointly support world peace, maritime security, and create a maritime community with a common future.” To expand multilateral cooperation between countries. A spokesman for the exercise told state TV.
This is the third joint naval exercise between the countries since 2019. This coincides with the recent visit of Iran’s hardline President Ibrahim Raisi to Russia.
“Improving bilateral relations between Tehran and Moscow will enhance the security of the region and the international arena,” the official IRNA news agency said on his return from Russia on Friday.
Warships and helicopters participated in joint naval exercises of Iran, Russia and China in the Indian Ocean
Since taking power last June, Iran’s hardline President Ibrahim Raisi has adopted a ‘look east’ policy to deepen ties with China and Russia.
Tehran has sought to increase military cooperation with Beijing and Moscow amid regional tensions with the United States. There has also been an increase in visits to Iran by Russian and Chinese naval representatives in recent years.
Tehran also joined the Shanghai Cooperation Organization in September, a Central Asian security body led by Beijing and Moscow.
Iran has been conducting regular military exercises in recent months, as part of an effort to revive its 2015 nuclear deal with founding world powers.
Russian, Chinese and Iranian warships joined Iran, Russia and China joint naval exercises in the Indian Ocean on Friday
Meanwhile, tensions between China and the West have deepened, with Britain accusing Beijing of sending alleged spy Christine Lee to the center of Britain’s parliament.
The Chinese lawyer apparently agreed with prime ministers, peers and senior lawmakers, pumping hundreds of thousands of pounds into both Labor and the United States. Tory As for the treasure, according to MI5, he sought to expand Beijinginfluence of.
China MI5 rejected a warning to lawmakers that Lee had been trying to ‘secretly interfere in British politics for years’, accusing Britain of being ‘too obsessed with James Bond films’.
Tensions have risen between China and the West over his human rights record and his claim to own Taiwan.
The South China Sea has become one of several flashpoints in poor relations between China and the United States, with Washington rejecting illegal territorial claims by Beijing.
A satellite image shows equipment deployed at the Klimovo Railyard in Klimovo, Russia, on Wednesday
Moscow has been gathering thousands of troops, tanks and artillery pieces along its eastern flank for weeks, raising fears of an invasion, although the Kremlin has insisted it is only a defense force (pictured, Russian forces currently in border areas is widespread)
Russia is also clashing with the US and the West over its neighbor Ukraine, where it has sent some 100,000 troops that Washington, Kiev and their allies fear will be used to invade the country.
The United States and its allies today warned Moscow of dire consequences if any of the tens of thousands of troops gathered at the border enter Ukraine.
in the following talks Berlin With Germany, France and Britain, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken insisted that Russia ‘Cannot match’ the resolve of ‘Western Powers’.
If Russia invades Ukraine it will ‘draw us all back to a more dangerous and unstable time, when this continent, and this city, was split in two … the threat of an all-out war all at its head’ was cruising,’ he said.
Shows of unity have waned in recent days, with German Foreign Minister Annalena Barbock saying the West will not shy away from taking action, even if it involves measures that ‘may have economic consequences for itself’.
After garnering support among his allies, Blinken will travel from Berlin to Geneva today, where he will hold talks with his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has warned Russia of “serious consequences” if Russia enters Ukraine after meeting with NATO allies in Berlin (pictured)
Blinken then flew to Geneva (pictured) where he is scheduled to meet with Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov today in an effort to defuse tensions with Ukraine.
Fears are growing that a major conflict could break out in Europe, and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned that Russia’s march on Ukraine would have repercussions beyond the continent. He said, ‘It will be a disaster for the world.
Foreign Secretary Liz Truss warned Putin to “pause and withdraw” from Ukraine before committing “a major strategic mistake” amid talks in Australia over the new AUKUS submarine deal.
“The invasion will only lead to a terrible swamp and loss of life, as we know from the Soviet-Afghan war and the conflict in Chechnya,” she said.
‘We need everyone to step up. We will stand by our allies and urge Russia to de-escalate tensions and engage in meaningful discussions. What happens in Eastern Europe matters to the world.
And Russia on Thursday announced extensive naval maneuvers in several areas, including the bulk of its naval capability – about 140 warships and more than 60 aircraft – to last until February.
The exercise will be conducted in the Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea, North-East Atlantic and Pacific Ocean apart from joint exercises with Iran in the Indian Ocean.
In a statement, the Defense Ministry said they would attract 140 warships and auxiliary ships, 60 aircraft, 1,000 units of military hardware and about 10,000 troops.
Russian military moves are being closely scrutinized as a troop build-up near Ukraine and a volley of acrimonious rhetoric has rattled the West and raised fears of an impending war. Moscow strongly denied any plans to invade Ukraine.
In a video posted to Facebook, the ministry showed its Pacific Fleet’s latest diesel-electric submarine testing the Caliber cruise missile on a land-based target from an underwater position in the Sea of Japan.
The missile struck a coastal target in Russia’s far eastern Khabarovsk region from a range of more than 1,000 km (620 mi).
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