Iran, Russia and China joint military drills

Iran, Russia and China began joint military drills in the north of the Indian Ocean on Friday. Dubbed the 2022 Marine security belt, the drills are the third set to have been carried out by the three countries.

The drills cover 17,000 square kilometers of ocean, with vessels and equipment from both the Army and the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps partaking.

A variety of tactical exercises such as rescuing burning vessels, liberating hijacked vessels, shooting at specific targets, shooting at airborne targets at night, and other tactical operational exercises were carried out during the drills.

Iran, Russia and China's massive naval drills

Iranian, Russian and Chinese naval forces have held their third military drills in the Indian Ocean.

Strengthening the security of the international maritime trade, combating piracy and maritime terrorism, exchanging intelligence in the field of maritime rescue missions and exchanging operational and tactical experience, were among the objectives of the 2022 Marine Security Belt exercise.

I believe that the message is mostly to the people and to the nations like the United States or other, other allies that they want to carry on some kind of activities in these areas.

And if you asked me if this one is a sampling where it will create a kind of joint action between Iran, Russia and China, I will say yes in this area.

I don't think they will tolerate, in the future, any kind of activities that you can define as terrorist, or attack or pirates or these kinds of things.

Fabrizio Goldoni, Political and Business Analyst

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Iran says its presence in the international coalitions evinces the improvement of the Islamic Republic of Iran's standing in the world. An Iranian spokesman for the joint drills explained that Iran attaches great importance to the establishment of security at both regional and international levels.

The trilateral exercises come as Iran is taking steps to balance its foreign policy. While talks on the revival of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, JCPOA, and the removal of US sanctions against Iran are underway in the Austrian capital, Vienna, Tehran is expanding its ties with its two key allies, Russia and China.

Iran, Russia, China kick off joint military drills in Indian Ocean amid growing ties

Iran, Russia, and China kick off joint military drills in the north of the Indian Ocean.

Earlier this month, Iran and China began the implementation of the much anticipated Sino-Iranian pact, known as the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, a 25 year cooperation agreement that's aimed at strengthening the two countries economic and political ties.

Also last week, Iran's foreign minister, Hossein Amirabdollahian, said Tehran and Moscow are set to begin drafting a similar roadmap that will shape their cooperation for the next two decades.

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This statement came as Iran's President Ibrahim Raisi was on a two day trip to Russia. The Shanghai Cooperation organizations unanimous decision last September to approve Iran's membership to the block after almost 15 years was yet another development signaling the future of Iran's economic and political ties with the east.

I think that, you know, the strategy of the geopolitics of the United States in this area, and basically in Eurasia, using the way that they don't want the formation of a strong Eurasian continent.

So they're fighting, basically, against China and very strong against Russia and the first of the sanctions on Iran and if we put a lot of pressure to Iran, so it is normal that these are three countries, they will join together from a different point of view.

Fabrizio Goldoni, Political and Business Analyst

Eurasian trade prospects for Iran

The US withdrawal from the JCPOA and its sanctions against Iran, in addition to Russia’s geopolitical difficulties with the West, have led these two countries to expand their cooperation within the framework of the Eurasian Economic Union.

One can clearly conclude that Iran is striving toward a more balanced foreign policy and is no longer staking its future entirely on the fate of the 2015 deal.

While making efforts to salvage the deal, Tehran is most certainly considering other options to ensure its economic goals are met.

Permanent Shanghai Cooperation Organization members accept Iran

Iran’s endeavor to gain full status as a member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization has been approved after about 15 years by the organization

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