Iran Says It Will Hold Naval Drill With Russia, China ‘Soon’
- Drill will be held in international waters, not Persian Gulf
- Tensions in Gulf soared after attacks on Saudi oil facilities
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Iran said it will stage a naval drill with Russia and China in international waters after the U.S. announced plans to send troops to the Middle East, according to Tasnim, a semi-official news agency.
“The joint drill will be held in the north of the Indian Ocean and the Sea of Oman,” Tasnim said, citing Ghadir Nezami, head of international affairs and defense diplomacy at Iran’s General Staff of the Armed Forces. “We have made no plan whatsoever to hold such a drill in the Persian Gulf.”