Russia, China, Iran joint naval exercises end

Russia, China and Iran ended their joint naval exercises in the Arabian Sea, the Russian military reported on Saturday. According to the Russian Defence Ministry, the navy practiced joint tactical manoeuvres, carried out artillery firing, simulated releasing a captured ship with hostages onboard and performed a drill of providing assistance to a ship in distress.

Footage released by the ministry showed ships in the water conducting the military drills. Russia was represented at the exercise by a detachment of ships of the Northern Fleet, including the frigate 'Admiral Gorshkov' and the medium sea tanker 'Kama.'