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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
TEHRAN, Feb. 19 (Xinhua) — The Iranian and Russian navies conducted joint exercises in the Gulf of Oman and the northern Indian Ocean on Thursday, successfully completing a number of operations.
During the exercises, special forces of the Iranian and Russian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy successfully carried out an operation to free a captured vessel, according to a statement published on the Iranian armed forces' website.
Ships and air units from the two countries also took part in the operation, which included aerial reconnaissance, surface operations and the capture of pirates, the statement said.
It added that the Iranian destroyer Alvand, missile-launching warships, helicopters, landing craft, special operations groups, combat speedboats and ships, among others, participated in this stage of the exercise.
Spokesman for the drills, Hasan Maqsudloo, said the exercises aim to enhance maritime security, expand cooperation between the two navies and improve coordination in joint operations, the semi-official Mehr news agency reported on Wednesday.
The joint exercises come after IRGC exercises in the Strait of Hormuz that temporarily closed the strait on Tuesday, and amid heightened tensions between Iran and the United States and a buildup of the US military presence in the region.
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