Tasnim An Iranian naval flotilla left the country for waters off the coasts of Oman to attend a joint drill with the Arab country in which the two sides will exercise maritime rescue and relief operations, an Iranian commander said. Oman hosts this years joint exercise, to be held in the Sea of Oman and the Indian Ocean for one week, Commander ...

Tasnim Irans Navy warships and a visiting flotilla of warships from the Pakistan Navy will hold joint naval exercises near southern Iranian waters. According to Commander of Irans First Naval Zone Admiral Hossein Azad, the Pakistani flotilla comprising Navy ships Tippu Sultan and PNS Jurrat and a chopper on Wednesday left the southern Iranian ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) Iranian and Italian naval forces plan to hold military drills in the international waters near the southern port city of Bandar Abbas, Commander of Iran's First Naval Zone Admiral Amir Hossein Azad announced. Speaking to reporters in Bandar Abbas on Monday night, Admiral Azad said the anti-submarine frigate of the Italian Navy ...

TEHRAN (FNA)- The Iranian and Omani naval forces started joint exercises in the Eastern parts of the Strait of Hormuz and the Persian Gulf on Wednesday morning. "It is the fifth joint wargames by Iran and Oman of this type and level, with a set of specified goals," Commander of the Iranian Navy's First Zone Rear Admial Hossein Azad told reporters ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) A senior Iranian Navy commander announced that Iran and India will stage joint naval exercises in the near future. A joint military exercise by Iran and India will be staged in the Persian Gulf (south of Iran) and the Indian Ocean in coming days, Commander of Iran's First Naval Zone Admiral Amir Hossein Azad made the remarks on ...

An Indian navy fleet has docked at the southern Iranian port city of Bandar Abbas, as the two countries work to boost friendly maritime relations. The fleet, comprising the INS Beas (F37) and INS Betwa (F39) frigates, arrived in Bandar Abbas, the capital of Hormozgan Province, on Friday for a four-day stay. Admiral Amir Hossein Azad, the ...

Tehran, May 17, IRNA The Commander of Iran's First Naval Zone Rear Admiral Amir Hossein Azad said on Sunday that the 34th flotilla of the Iranian Navy is fully ready for conducting its mission. Iranian Navy's 34th flotilla, which comprises the Bushehr logistic vessel and Alborz destroyer, left Bandar Abbas port, in southern Hormuzgan province, ...

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Iran's state news agency is reporting that Iran's navy will protect an aid ship traveling to Yemen, where a five-day humanitarian cease-fire is set to begin. The IRNA news agency quoted Admiral Hossein Azad as saying Tuesday the 34th naval group "is present in the Gulf of Aden and Bab al-Mandab strait and has been given the ...

TEHRAN (FNA)- The Chinese forces sailing on a fleet of warships that docked in Iran's Southern port city of Bandar Abbas earlier today are due to practice joint naval exercises with their Iranian counterparts, a commander said Saturday. "Discussing and studying the two countries' naval relief and rescue operations and drills, confronting sea incidents ...

Russian destroyer docked at the Bandar Abbas Port in southern Iran, Press TV reported Wednesday. Marshal Shaposhnikov, a Russian Udaloy-class destroyer, has docked at this port with the aim of strengthening military ties between Iran and Russia, Vice-Admiral Hossein Azad said. The report did not specify the exact purpose of the visit, or the length ...