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The exercises coincide with heightened tensions successful the portion arsenic Israel's warfare against Hamas successful Gaza rages and Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels retaliate by launching attacks connected ships successful the Red Sea.
Naval drills hosted by Iran with the information of Russia and Oman and observed by 9 different countries began successful the Indian Ocean connected Saturday, Iran’s authorities TV said.
The exercises, dubbed “IMEX 2024”, are aimed astatine boosting “collective information successful the region, grow multilateral cooperation, and show the goodwill and capabilities to safeguard peace, relationship and maritime security”, the English-language Press TV said.
Participants would signifier tactics to guarantee planetary maritime commercialized security, support maritime routes, heighten humanitarian measures and speech accusation connected rescue and alleviation operations, it said.
The exercises coincide with heightened tensions successful the portion arsenic Israel’s warfare against Hamas successful Gaza rages and Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels retaliate by launching attacks connected ships successful the Red Sea.
In effect to determination tensions with the United States, Iran has accrued its subject practice with Russia and China.
In March, Iran, China and Russia held their 5th associated naval drills successful the Gulf of Oman. Countries observing the existent drills see Saudi Arabia, Qatar, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Thailand.
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