Iran and Russia began naval exercises this Monday in the Caspian Sea focused on rescue operations, but also shooting practices, and which have three other countries as observers.
“The exercises include firefighting operations, rescue of victims from damaged ships with helicopters, aerial photography exercises, military formations for parades and shooting exercises,” said the spokesman for the maneuvers, Captain Abas Hasani, reported the Iranian agency ISNA.
The Iranian missile launch ships 'Peykan', 'Derafsh', 'Separ', two AB-212 helicopters and a fleet of the Revolutionary Guard Navy participate in the maneuvers.
For its part, Russia participates with the ship SB45, which entered Iranian territorial waters yesterday.
Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Azerbaijan have sent observers to the day-long exercises.
Iran and Russia have held several joint exercises in recent years, the last of them in March in the Gulf of Oman and also with the participation of China.
Tehran and Moscow have strengthened their relations in recent years, especially since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, since Tehran supplies Moscow with the Shahed drones with which it bombs the territory of the neighboring country.