China, Russia, Iran Begin Joint Naval Drills In The Gulf of Oman And The Indian Ocean

Daily Mail: Russia, China and Iran begin unprecedented joint naval exercise in the Middle East amid fears they will take on the US and Western powers

* The nations began joint naval drills in the Indian Ocean and Gulf of Oman
* Waters around Iran have become a focus for international tensions
* Iranian flotilla admiral said the message was 'peace, friendship and security'

Iran, China and Russia began joint naval drills on Friday in the Indian Ocean and Gulf of Oman, in what Moscow said was an unprecedented exercise in naval cooperation and training.

Waters around Iran have become a focus for international tensions, with the United States exerting pressure for Iranian crude oil sales and other trade ties to be cut off.

'The message of this exercise is peace, friendship and lasting security through cooperation and unity... and its result will be to show that Iran cannot be isolated,' Iranian flotilla admiral Gholamreza Tahani said on state television.

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