Military flotillas from Russia and China have arrived in Irans southern coasts for a joint naval war game with Iranian units in the northern parts of the Indian Ocean. The drill is dubbed naval security belt combined war game 2023. [gallery link="file" columns="2" size="medium" ids="404808,404809,404810,404811,404812,404813,404814,404815,404816,...

The naval forces of China, Russia, Iran and other countries are holding joint naval drills in the waters of the Sea of Oman from March 15 to 19, the Chinese National Defense Ministry reported on Wednesday. "From March 15 to 19, the naval forces of China, Iran, Russia and other countries will hold joint naval drills Security Ties 2023 in the Sea ...

Press TV - The US military has released a grainy video that it claims showedan Iranian navy boat removing an unexploded mine attached to the hull of the Japanese-owned tanker Kokura Courageous attacked in the Gulfof Oman. The video was released by the US Central Command late Thursday, purportedly showing "Iranian sailors" removing a mine from the ...

RT - The Japanese company that owns the Kokuka Courageous tanker has said its crew spotted flying objects before the attack in the Gulf of Oman, contradicting US claims that the vessel was damaged by a naval mine. Yutaka Katada, president of Kokuka Sangyo, told reporters on Friday that sailors on board the ill-fated oil tanker observedflying objectsjust ...

Press TV - Hours after two tankers were reportedly attacked in the Sea of Oman, a flurry of international reactions poured in from various countries, companies, and political figures as well as financial markets, the gist of which follows. Russia: Don't use tanker attacks to pressure Iran On Thursday, Russia warned against rushing to apportion ...

IRNA Government Spokesman Ali Rabiei voiced his concern and sorrow over the explosion of two oil tankers carrying oil for Japan in the Sea of Oman and warned all countries of the region to be careful not to be trapped by those, who benefit from instability in the region. According to the government website, Rabiei expressed sorrow for blasts in ...

ISNA - Two oil tankers were reportedly attacked in Oman Sea on Thursday, leaving one ablaze and adrift as sailors were evacuated from both.    

MNA In a tweet on Thursday, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Abbas Mousavi expressed Iran's concern about what happened to the two large oil tankers in the Sea of Oman on Thursday, which was simultaneous with the meeting between Japanese PM with the Leader of the Islamic Revolution. Iran expresses worry about todays suspicious incident for the ...

Tasnim Hormozgan Maritime Search and Rescue Centre in Southern Iran has managed to evacuate the crew of two large oil tankers hit by two successive blasts in the Sea of Oman on Thursday morning, an informed source said. IRNA news agency, citing the unknown source, said the crew had been evacuated and were safe. The source added that 44 sailors ...

IRNA - Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi on Monday expressed concern about explosion at the Oman Sea affecting the oil tankers, calling for clarifying dimensions of the sabotage on some oil tankers. Mousavi expressed concern about sabotaging the oil tankers, saying, regretful incident happened for some ships on Sunday Referring to the ...

Press TV - Iranian naval forces on Friday started a massive three-day drill, codenamed "Velayat 97", in the Persian Gulf and the Sea of Oman. The drill is being held in an area of two million square kilometers, from the Strait of Hormuz to the southeastern coasts of Makran, the Sea of Oman and the northern parts of the Indian Ocean, down to the ...

IRNA- Director of the projects of the National Iranian Petrochemical Company said that the construction of a large petro-refinery complex began in the Jask region (Oman Sea Coast). Iran intends to boost its power of maneuver in the energy market, in addition to reducing its dependence on the Strait of Hormuz with the development of the Jask region ...

IRNA The new domestically-made Fateh submarine will be dispatched for missions to the Sea of Oman as it is going to join the Iranian Navy in the near future, according to Deputy Navy Commander for Coordination Rear Admiral Hamzeh Ali Kaviani. In an exclusive interview with the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) correspondent, Kaviani said that Fateh ...

IRNA Oil spill in the Oman Sea near Chabahar and Konarak ports is not right, said deputy chief of Sistan-Baluchistan Department of ports and maritime. Some social networks have recently spread false news about oil spill in Chabahar and Konarak coasts, said Hassan Ebrahimi on Tuesday. Ebrahimi said that the phenomenon seen in the pictures taken ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) An informed source at Irans Foreign Ministry on Wednesday categorically denied reports about confiscation of an Iranian boat in the Sea of Oman carrying weapons for Yemen. printPrint The source said the allegations about an Iranian dhow with a cargo of weapons was a false report and a psychological war. The source underlined that ...