Moscow, Mar 15 (Prensa Latina) The joint naval maneuvers of Russia, China and Iran "Security Bond-2023" began in the Gulf of Oman, the Russian Defense Ministry announced Wednesday.
It is reported that the Russian Navy is represented in the drills by a naval group that consists of the frigate Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Gorshkov and the medium sea tanker Kama
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy is converting two merchant container ships into vessels capable of carrying and launching combat drones against maritime or coastal targets. For now, Iran’s drone carriers are unlikely to pose a clear and present danger to the U.S., but they possess symbolic significance as a potential tool to defy American initiatives in the Middle East and respond to Israel’s attacks against Iran.
The deputy commander of the Iranian Navy hails the presence of the country’s 86th flotilla of warships in the western waters of Latin America as a source of pride for the Islamic Republic.