“The navies of China, Iran, Russia and other countries will hold joint naval exercises “Marine Security Belt 2023” in the Gulf of Oman from March 15 to March 19,” RIA Novosti quoted the ministry as saying.
Earlier, Mara Karlin, Assistant Secretary of the Pentagon for Strategy, Planning and Capabilities, said that Washington is seeking to increase the scale of its military exercises in the Indo-Pacific region (IPR), attracting more and more countries to contain Beijing.
In July, the Commander of the US National Guard, General Daniel Hokanson, announced that the United States National Guard was planning to expand joint training programs with countries in the Indo-Pacific Region (IPR).