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RUSSIA LAUNCHES MILITARY DRILLS DUE TO U.S.-IRAN TENSIONS AND TRUMP SENDING TROOPS NEAR BORDER, EXPERT SAYS
BY TOM O'CONNOR ON 6/24/19 AT 5:20 PM EDT
Russia has a strategic partnership with Iran in Syria, where they support the government against a rebel and jihadi uprising once backed by the U.S. and its regional allies. Moscow has also held the U.S. responsible for the deteriorating security situation in the Persian Gulf, pointing to Trump's decision last year to leave a 2015 nuclear deal and impose sanctions as part of a "maximum pressure" campaign to pressure Iran. The agreement's other signatories—China, the EU, France, Germany, Russia and the U.K.—all still support the accord and have called for calm in the region.
Trump signed into action Monday a new round of sanctions against Iranian officials, including supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. That same day, Ryabkov condemned such unilateral economic restrictions and pledged to "continue to counter this policy, particularly in cooperation with other forces in the international community," as reported by Tass.
BY TOM O'CONNOR ON 6/24/19 AT 5:20 PM EDT
BY TOM O'CONNOR ON 6/24/19 AT 5:20 PM EDT
Russia has a strategic partnership with Iran in Syria, where they support the government against a rebel and jihadi uprising once backed by the U.S. and its regional allies. Moscow has also held the U.S. responsible for the deteriorating security situation in the Persian Gulf, pointing to Trump's decision last year to leave a 2015 nuclear deal and impose sanctions as part of a "maximum pressure" campaign to pressure Iran. The agreement's other signatories—China, the EU, France, Germany, Russia and the U.K.—all still support the accord and have called for calm in the region.
Trump signed into action Monday a new round of sanctions against Iranian officials, including supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. That same day, Ryabkov condemned such unilateral economic restrictions and pledged to "continue to counter this policy, particularly in cooperation with other forces in the international community," as reported by Tass.
BY TOM O'CONNOR ON 6/24/19 AT 5:20 PM EDT
China, Russia, Iran ‘plan joint naval drill in international waters’
China, Russia and Iran are planning a joint naval drill in the Sea of Oman and northern Indian Ocean “soon”, a semi-official Iranian news outlet reported on Saturday, just days after the United States blamed Iran for a drone attack on Saudi Arabian oil facilities.
General Ghadir Nezami Pour, head of international affairs and defence diplomacy of Iran’s General Staff of the Armed Forces, said the drill would take place in international waters, the Iran Press news agency reported.
“The exercises have different goals, including the exchange of tactical and military experiences, and sometimes they seek political goals which show a kind of convergence between participants,” he was quoted as saying.
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3029819/china-russia-iran-plan-joint-naval-drill-international-waters
China, Russia and Iran are planning a joint naval drill in the Sea of Oman and northern Indian Ocean “soon”, a semi-official Iranian news outlet reported on Saturday, just days after the United States blamed Iran for a drone attack on Saudi Arabian oil facilities.
General Ghadir Nezami Pour, head of international affairs and defence diplomacy of Iran’s General Staff of the Armed Forces, said the drill would take place in international waters, the Iran Press news agency reported.
“The exercises have different goals, including the exchange of tactical and military experiences, and sometimes they seek political goals which show a kind of convergence between participants,” he was quoted as saying.
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3029819/china-russia-iran-plan-joint-naval-drill-international-waters