Russia and Iran flex muscles with joint war games in Gulf
RUSSIA and Iran are to stage joint war games in the Gulf amid fears of a dangerous clash with UK and US forces.Iran's President Hassan Rouhani and Russia's President Vladimir Putin shake hands as they meet - Iran and Russia are to hold war games in the Gulf by the end of the yearAn Iranian Revolutionary Guard jet boat sails around the seized British-flagged tanker Stena Impero in Bandar Abbasto protect international shipping in the Gulf.
And while European allies have not joined a formal US-led coalition, China yesterday confirmed it was studying the proposal and might send escorts for Chinese commercial vessels “if there happens to be a very unsafe situation”. Iran yesterday unveiled three new precision-guided rockets yesterday, one of which can be fired from an aircraft.Russia and Iran already hold joint naval exercises in the Caspian Sea.Iranian defence minister Brigadier-General Amir Hatami, described the move as “another significant achievement of power and dignity for the Islamic Republic of Iran".
May 10: The US says it will move a Patriot missile battery into the Middle East to counter threats from Iran. June 13: Two oil tankers are attacked in the Gulf of Oman - Washington blames Iran while Tehran denies involvement. June 20: Iran shoots down American 'spy' drone insisting the aircraft had flown over its airspace - a claim the US denied.
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