Russia, Iran, and China are set to hold joint naval drills in the Indian Ocean, as the chief of U.S. Central Command acknowledged that the United States faces “increasing competition” in the Middle East. It comes as the United States is separately conducting joint exercises with Australia and Japan in Guam. Russia’s ambassador to Iran, Levan Dzhagaryan, announced on Monday in an interview with RIA news agency that the trilateral naval exercises will be held in the northern Indian Ocean in mid-February. The joint naval drills will include rehearsing search and rescue operations, and ensuring the safety of shipping, he said. Similar drills were held between the three countries in the Indian Ocean in the Gulf of Oman off the coast of Iran in December 2019, in a move that appeared to counter U.S. activity in the region. The Gulf of Oman is a waterway that connects the Arabian Sea with the Strait of …
Russia, Iran, and China are set to hold joint naval drills in the Indian Ocean, as the chief of U.S. Central Command acknowledged that the United States faces “increasing competition” in the Middle East. It comes as the United States is separately conducting joint exercises with Australia and Japan in Guam. Russia’s ambassador to Iran, Levan
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