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News ID: 41776
Publish Date : 15 July 2017 - 22:30

Russia, Iran Navies Hold Drill in Caspian Sea


TEHRAN (Press TV) -- Iranian and Russian navies on Saturday staged joint exercises in the Caspian Sea to strengthen naval cooperation between the two countries.
The drills were held in the world’s largest enclosed inland body of water on the last day of the Russian naval fleet’s presence in the Islamic Republic. The Iranian Navy’s missile-launching Peykan-class warships also conducted exercises during the drills. Russian Navy’s fifth fleet berthed at the northern Iranian port city of Anzali on Thursday for a three-day stay in line with efforts to boost naval cooperation among the Caspian Sea littoral states.