China-Russia-Iran naval drill announcement ‘shows support for Teheran’


Russia has said it will hold joint maritime exercises with China and Iran in the coming months, in an announcement timed to show support from Moscow and Beijing to Teheran in its confrontations with Washington, an analyst said.

Russia’s ambassador to Teheran, Levan Dzhagaryan, said the drills would be held in the Persian Gulf in late 2021 or early 2022.

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