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Russia, China and Iran are to hold joint naval drills in the Indian Ocean in mid-February.
This was announced by Russian Ambassador to Iran Levan Jagaryan.
“The next multilateral naval exercise will be held in the northern part of the Indian Ocean in mid-February 2021. During them, it is planned, among other things, to work out interaction in search and rescue operations and measures to ensure the safety of navigation,” the ambassador said in an interview with RIA.
Previously, the naval exercises of Russia, Iran and China called the “Maritime Security Belt” were held at the end of December 2019, following which the Iranian military expressed confidence that the maneuvers would continue.
The first drill constituted the following warships:
- Iran
- Alborz (frigate)
- Sahand (frigate)
- Bayandor (corvette)
- Tondar (hovercraft)
- Shahid Naserinejad (auxiliary ship)
- Shahid Nazeri (HARTH)
- China
- Xining (destroyer)
- Russia
- Yaroslav Mudry (frigate)
- Elnya (tanker)
- Viktor Konetsky (tugboat)
The second organization of the exercises, as the head of the Iranian Defense Ministry previously reported to RIA Novosti, is tied to the situation with the coronavirus pandemic.
This announcement comes just after USS Nimitz carrier strike group was pulled out of the Persian Gulf and repositioned in the Indo-Pacific, to pressure China.
As such, it would actually be closer to where the exercises will take place.
The announcement also comes just as the US, Japan, and Australia are conducting joint drills out of Guam specifically aimed at countering a theoretical future attack from big powers like China or Russia. These drills, dubbed Cope North 2021, are expected to run until Feb. 19.
“China and Russia can increasingly hold overseas US bases at risk. To adapt, the air force must evolve from its dependence on well-established airfields or risk building an operational edge,” Brigadier General Jeremy Sloane, commander of the 36th Wing at Andersen, told a virtual event hosted by the Air Force Association.
“While the service can overcome some disadvantage with long-range bombers, a war in which missiles knock out American air bases and prevent the ability to launch and recover short-range fighter jets is unlikely to end well.”
Just as the drills were announced, US Central Command commander Gen. Kenneth McKenzie gave his first public address since Joe Biden became US President.
General McKenzie's comments most public since Biden came to office signal continuity for US in Mideast except in Yemen.
Head of Centcom was crystal clear "American national interest begins and ends there [with counterterrorism]…We are not a party to the Yemen civil war.”
— Joyce Karam (@Joyce_Karam) February 8, 2021
Gen. McKenzie said:
“For more than forty years, the Iranian regime has funded and aggressively supported terrorism and terrorist organizations, and defied international norms by conducting malign activities which destabilized not only the region but global security and commerce as well.”
“Our presence in the region, mostly defensive in nature, has brought us to a period of contested deterrence with Iran,” he added. “This presence sends a clear and unambiguous signal about our capabilities and will to defend partners and international interests, a signal that has been clearly received by the Iranian regime.”
As such, the standoff with Iran, Russia and China are not going anywhere. Not only that, but they’re about to ramp up.
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Frankly, Iran, Russia and China are ancient nations with a history of friendship and now an iron clad fraternity of powerful Eurasian states. Iran is signing a 20 year military strategic pact with Russia and 25 year economic and security alliance with China. The world power balance has shifted to the good guys finally.
Good post Frank:
and maybe with shoygu as well. they ought to have a few things to discuss and which will make the jews in palestine tremble even more than they are now.
Shoigu has been sidelined by Putin as he was getting popular and nationalistic and wanted a more assertive stance against Zionists.
yeah long since shoygu was in the papers or visited syria etc.
Putin does not like anyone in the limelight, Shoygu was very popular in the military and as a native Russian Tuvan, he is also highly nationalistic and honest, so that caused problems for Kremlin as he was being touted as the next President. Putin wants to stay in power for life as his term is now extended to 2036.
Russia… Tugboat :)
Firefighting you dope. It is naval safety exercise too. How to deal with tanker fires.
And will splash the Chinese and Iranian sailors with foam?
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IRIN Bayandor class corvettes and Moudge class frigates patrol in the Persian Gulf.
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Tondar (Thunder) class Hovercraft .
IRIN Fateh (Victory) class SSM armed Hovercraft in ambush position at Arvand Rood.
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Iranian marines beach assault at Qeshm island, Persian Gulf. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/1b48b37986db06fcd17b70ffc08efca0f43a76e50c8f4ccfd3284142c689432c.jpg
should be fine for assault on uae or saudi arabia, two minor statelets that can’t find their way out of a disintegrating paperbag even when they try.
Iranian sailors should be prepared to be splashed with bath foam by the Russian Tugboat
Usa…Turncoat ;-)
The problem with stupid americunts is that they really believe in the bullshit they say, this is the most dangerous side of the story, people who think that killing half a million Iraqi children is justifiable, it is fortunate that such crazy criminals no longer have any serious military strength, this is the purpose of the joint exercises between Iran Russia and China, to send a warning that Iran is not alone, isisrahell and NATO have been warned.
True, but Iran has proved over 42 of endless Zionist cowards and western pimps hostility that it can defend itself. In any case, now it is nuclear power and no one is game enough to take Iran, Russia or China on. They destroyed the USSR because it had a weaker domestic economy, China is another matter, as it can outspend the bankrupt US in every field as technically its economy is now twice the size of deadbeat dying US. After the One Belt gets totally integrated, the US will have a smaller economy than India.
Real world economy less,fake economy,anyones guess here on in,mind you The soviet union were never in the kind of debt other big nations are todays, goes to show how much damage imf did to them with all their bullsht reports along with their poaching clients whom did a good job to fuk over the cccp needlessly. On the bright side,what doesn’t kill only makes one stronger in the end as for they whom schemed it to be like it was ever since,shall we say,they had their rewards?
Update On Iranian Navy Surface-Effect Ship (SES)
Iran has become one of relatively few navies fielding Surface Effect Ships (SES). These combine a catamaran hull with air cushions like a hovercraft. Other SES are used extensively by North Korea, and also by Russia and Norway.
Saba is Iran’s first mine countermeasures ship and will bring new capabilities to the Iranian Navy. This is despite both the Iranian Navy and IRGC (Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps) making extensive use of sea mines. The design and missiles indicate close collaboration with North Korea and Russia.
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“Iran US is “Main Driver of Instability” in Mideast and the world”
Here fuking thing about American pigs and Zion, they both think they have control over other people in the world….both countries have the most stupid fuking people as well and believe they are god’s people. “God bless US” for what? US got power for 70 years…LMFAO, the fuking evangelical Christians and Zion are the problem in the world. Zion and evangelical Christians are just like Wahhabi Sunnis. Clowns of the world…I laugh my ass of see them burn in hell one day.
Also, In no fuking time has a country ruled over the world, never, and it’s never gonna happen. US and Zion can say what they want and lie to save face as much as they want…it wouldn’t change anything, in ME Zion are fuking joke as they have been in history and US never can run away from their war crimes around the world, they are after all from West. Once the US go down look who gonna give a fuk to them beside their small dogs. Even now, Iran wouldn’t give fuk as they shouldn’t…the fuk Zion+ evangelical gonna do.
Pence classic example of fake christianity,infact all support lgbtq are enemys of gods, no exceptions,remmember usa in 2015 rigged up this kweer insanity,it’s been only 5 years but abomination will become more apparent as they descend against constituates as if disrespecting others law of lands was not insulting enough,you can’t preach christianity if you intend to slander they whom atleast had the faith to try to keep the peace=hyppocrites: Question remains will their corporated god save them from themselfs?I highly doubt it will.
The White House’s new religion is “LGBTQ”. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVeWo_4gbAs
the jews will have to go, be sacrificed, since there is no peace on earth as long as they are around.
I SMELL GAS!
Simple message for the not too intelligent Americans and Israelis, mess with Iran, you mess with us !
Last time they tried to destroy me nation was nearly 10 years ago,things radically changed since then,particulary turkey who seems more inclined to focus trades towards eurasia too.
Three navies displaying their junk
quite happy to see the other side stick their heads in the sand, like the fabled ostrich.
What does Putin really think about Iran: https://twitter.com/HeshmatAlavi/status/1358795350996357120
He’s totally MKO Ali…..you can just tell from a mile away.
aray……him and that jensi mohammad of tel aviv……both kheli obsessed.
We are about to win the psychological warfare in Iran.
Rouhani admitted lately Green Energy, Clima Change, Lack of clean unpolluted Sand Resources and Gender Equality, are all big problems in connection with the lifting of sanctions.
Off course Putin dont like we are taking over Iran the soft way.
Simple message from China and Russia, if Washington and Western vassals were to start a war proper against Iran, then both Moscow and China will happily send more than just political support. Highly likely proper weaponry and any intelligence and military advisors required to defeat them… A very costly war for Washington to lose.
Of course, a better effect would be a surprise with the level of equipment Iran can throw out at the attacker.
You mean new equipment like this …..
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IRIAF SU-30 landing at TAB 7 Shiraz.
Unprecedented in the worlds history. China, Russia and Iran stole our intellectual property the Mackinder theory about the Heartland and refuse to pay a single dime for their usury exploitation to America.
Further the Dictatorship Triangle are threatening American lives with their amateurish aggression drills in the American-Indian Ocean close to our bases in San Diego and more. But we are prepared. We have our military in Space, in Air, on Land, and our Subs + our 70 Allies. Just wait and see!!
“For more than forty years, the Iranian regime has funded and aggressively supported terrorism and terrorist organizations, and defied international norms by conducting malign activities which destabilized not only the region but global security and commerce as well.”
It’s always the same bull with the USA. In the paragraph above, replace “the Iranian regime” with USA and it will become the truth. The US constantly accuses others of what they actually do on a daily base.
A military alliance between China and Russia means the end of the US empire. Europe will need to change if they want to survive. They know full well that they need to dump the US and get closer to Russia to be safe. The US is only about the US. They don’t give a toss about others. As long as countries listen to them, they are only sheep paying through a protection scam that is worthless to them.
It’s quite simple…the US wants your money and resources…that’s it! They will kill you to make sure they get it.
US empire suiciding….a slurry of meth, BLM transsexual micro aggressions…diplomacy whispers; acts speak loudly
Stand strong, guys.
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