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An Iran-Russia naval exercise which Iran claims India has also joined is underway in the northern Indian Ocean since February 16. According to a media report quoting the deputy commander of the Iranian Navy, Rear Admiral Gholamreza Tahani, “The exercise we are conducting with Russia is so flexible that not only one other country, but several others could join in later if they wish to do so.” The Al Jazeera report noted that the exercise will cover an area of 17,000 square kilometers and that it “will include shooting at sea and air targets and liberating hijacked ships, as well as search and rescue and anti-piracy operations.”