TEHRAN (Iran News)  In a message to the Navy Commander on the occasion of the Seventh Combined Exercise of the Maritime Security Belt 2025, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi emphasized that this exercise demonstrates the valor of the Iranian Navy in the international arenas.

In this message, Araghchi emphasized that maritime-based security and development require an authoritative presence and activity in the vast expanse of the seas.

Araghchi emphasized the Islamic Republic of Iran’s determination to maintain and enhance the security of the Persian Gulf, the strategic Strait of Hormuz, the Sea of ​​Oman, and beyond, and said that the current exercise will demonstrate this determination in front of global observers.

The 7th combined Maritime Security Belt 2025 exercise is set to take place in the northern Indian Ocean, featuring naval forces from Iran, Russia, and China, along with observers from various regional nations. The exercise is designed to enhance security, promote sustainable maritime interactions, and strengthen naval cooperation among the three participating countries.

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“Shiraz” Surveillance Warship has the necessary capabilities in the field of radar detection, telecommunications, sonar and management of various emissions in electromagnetic warfare, he said, adding, “Moreover, the Warship is equipped with other capabilities such as knowing frequency band, identifying various parameters of radar and radio waves as well as identifying enemy’s telecommunication systems which is considered an important issue in the field of information warfare.”

Elsewhere in his remarks, Rear Admiral Khanzadi pointed to the preliminaries of constructing “Trimaran” Vessels and added, “Construction of this vessel, which weighs more than 3,000 tons and has good offensive capabilities, is on the agenda of Iranian Navy so that its conceptual and detailed designs have also been carried out. The plan for the construction operation of this vessel will begin in the coming years.”

Turning to the high capabilities and potentials of talented manpower in the Iranian Navy Force, he said, “Today, country’s Navy force has reached a level of capability that is able to meet its needs in the country relying upon its experienced youth and competent, professional manpower,”

A trimaran (or double-outrigger) is a multihull boat that comprises a main hull and two smaller outrigger hulls (or “floats”) that are attached to the main hull with lateral beams.

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According To Iran News, Deputy Coordinator of the Islamic Republic of Iran’s Army, Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari said on Wednesday that Iran is proud of its powerful presence in international waters.

“Today, Iran’s Navy is present in international waters as a mighty power,” he told reporters on the sideline of a local ceremony in Tehran.

Referring to the recently held trilateral naval drill with China and Russia in north of Indian Ocean, he said “the exercise with two major world powers proved Iran’s military authority.”

He noted that Iran is providing the security of commerce ships and oil tankers commuting in the Indian Ocean and the Gulf of Aden.

Iran, Russia, and China commenced a four-day joint maritime drill in the Indian Ocean and the Sea of Oman area on Friday.

The maneuver, codenamed “Marine Security Belt,” was aimed at promoting the security of international trade in the strategic regions, as well as sharing experience in maritime rescue operations.

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Sayyari pointed out that the army has intensified its efforts in the southern Makran region on the Sea of Oman and the Persian Gulf over the past few years in line with the instructions of the Leader of the Islamic Revolution.

The military official said that enhancing Iran’s economic and military power in the seas is incorporated in the country’s Sixth Five-Year National Development Plan (March 2021).

He further criticized the lack of paying enough attention to the economic activities in the Persian Gulf and the Sea of Oman despite huge potentials, noting that through planning and taking proper measures, the seas can be very good sources of food, income and power.

Sayyari further referred to Iran’s geostrategic position in the region or even on an international scale, noting “there are 9 strategic waterways in the world, 4 of which are located in the region Iran is situated.”

“That is why Arrogant powers (imperialist powers) seek presence in this region,” he went on to say.

The senior military official continued by saying that Iran is located in the center of the Energy Oval, which contains 90% of world’s gas resources .

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Commander of the Iranian Army’s Navy Rear Admiral Hossein Khanzadi said on Saturday that four-day naval drills promotes Iran’s naval capabilities in the Caspian Sea and is carried out independently.

It is on the agenda to hold military exercise in collaboration with neighboring countries, he added.

Khanzadi noted that the security of the Caspian Sea should be maintained by its neighbors, and according to the agreements made, no country outside the Caspian Sea should be present in this region at all.

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He maintained that the drill promotes Iran’s naval capabilities in the Caspian Sea and is carried out independently.

It is on the agenda to hold military exercise in collaboration with neighboring countries, he added.

Khanzadi noted that the security of the Caspian Sea should be maintained by its neighbors, and according to the agreements made, no country outside the Caspian Sea should be present in this region at all.

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According to him, the destroyer’s mission is to safeguard Iranian shipping lines in international waters. The flotilla is tasked with escorting ships in the Sea of Oman and the Gulf of Aden, he added.

According to reports, the 1,300-ton vessel, named after a mountain in northern Iran, has a helicopter landing pad, is 96 meters long and can cruise at 25 knots. It is equipped with surface-to-surface and surface-to-air missiles as well as anti-aircraft batteries and sophisticated radar and radar evading capabilities.

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He referred to the presence of Iranian Navy in Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, saying that the Islamic Republic’s naval forces have safeguarded over 6,000 vessels passing through international waters and are ready to escort Iranian vessels anytime and anywhere that is needed.

Last week, Commander of the Iranian Army’s Navy Rear Admiral Hossein Khanzadi had also announced Iran’s readiness to escort the recently-released Adrian Darya 1 if needed, to protect it from any possible illegal measures by foreign forces.

The Iranian oil tanker, previously called Grace 1, left Gibraltar last week, after a month of being unlawfully detained by UK.

Britain’s naval forces unlawfully seized the Grace 1 and its cargo of 2.1 million barrels of oil in the Strait of Gibraltar on July 4 under the pretext that the supertanker had been suspected of carrying crude to Syria in violation of the European Union’s unilateral sanctions against the Arab country.

Tehran, however, rejected London’s claim that the tanker was heading to Syria, slamming the seizure as “piracy.”

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The commander also said foreign governments are wasting their resources and risking the lives of their servicemen by deploying forces to a region thousands of miles away from their maritime border.

He further warned the regional enemies and the US, the UK and the Zionist regime that the era of loitering and hypocritical showoff in the Persian Gulf and the Sea of Oman has ended.

“A maritime Islamic resistance front is being shaped and developed. The era of plundering the region’s assets is over, and the enemies must leave the region as soon as possible,” the Iranian commander underlined, according to a report by Fars news agency.

His comments came after the US announced plans to create a new security initiative in the Persian Gulf by forming a coalition for escorting commercial ships.

In remarks in 2016, Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei underlined that security of the Persian Gulf region comes within the purview of the regional countries alone, and dismissed the US claim of seeking security in the region.

“The Persian Gulf security relates to the countries of the region which have common interests, and not to the US. So, security of the Persian Gulf region should be provided by the countries of this region itself,” the Leader said.

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