IRGC, Army Welcome Russian Naval Fleet in Iran’s Waters

The IRGC and Army submarines welcomed the Russian naval units consisting of the Stocky destroyer, a KoLa logistics ship, which have entered Iran’s territorial waters to participate in the “Iranian-Russian Marine Security Belt drills”.

The senior commanders of the Russian fleet were transferred to the port of Shahid Beheshti in Chabahar to attend a briefing and coordination meeting. In relevant remarks on Sunday, Deputy Commander of the Iranian Army for Coordination Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari announced Tehran and Moscow are to stage joint naval drills in the waters of the Northern Indian Ocean in the near future.“Iran-Russia joint naval drills indicate the Iranian Armed Forces’ naval might and these wargames will be held to establish security in the Northern Indian Ocean,” Rear Admiral Sayyari said on Sunday.”When the powerful Russian navy conducts exercises with the navies of the Islamic Republic Army and the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps, it sends a clear message,” he added.”Iran’s Navy is at the level of the world naval powers in terms of equipment, manpower, technique and tactics, command and control, communication and access to new equipment,” he added. Referring to the various threats posed by trans-regional countries against Iran since the start of the Islamic Revolution, Rear Admiral Sayyari said, “Our country has been facing many threats since the first days of the victory of the Islamic Revolution, and the enemies have put forward various plans in this regard, all of which have failed.”He said.