Iran will conduct naval exercises with Russia and China next March. Commander of the Iranian Army's Naval Forces, Admiral Shahram Irani, announced on Monday that his country will conduct joint naval exercises.

Iran, Russia, and China previously carried out joint exercises on March 15, under the name “Maritime Security Belt,” and they continued for 5 days. Iran participated in naval "relief and rescue" maneuvers with the Sultanate of Oman in the northern Indian Ocean and the Strait of Hormuz.