Russia and Iran are also working to establish “permanent bases” along the Caspian coast to solidify their maritime supremacy.
Iran and Russia conducted three days of joint war drills in the Caspian Sea this week “in order to send a message to the United States” in the wake of its strikes on Tehran’s top nuclear sites, Iranian state-run media reported.
The three-day exercises—codenamed “CASAREX 2025” and held under the slogan “Together for a Safe and Secure Caspian Sea”—included the Iranian Navy, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy, the Islamic Republic’s Law Enforcement Command, and the Russian Federation’s navy.
“The naval drills send a message on cooperation between Iranian and Russian armed forces to the United States weeks after it joined Israel in attacking Iranian nuclear sites,” Mehr News reported, noting that “Iran has sought to bolster its military capabilities following the U.S.-Israeli 12-day aggression.”