A Trilateral China-Iran-Russia Naval Exercise Hosted By Iran Will Be A Repeat Of 2025 Exercise
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Iran hosted the "Security Belt 2025" naval exercise, which included a Chinese and Russian naval presence, at the southeastern port of Chabahar in March 2025. A forthcoming trilateral naval exercise was reported well in advance of recent events in Iran and the current crisis with the United States. Any forthcoming Chinese presence off the Iranian coast will almost certainly entail the presence of ships from the PLA Navy's 48th escort group, two of the three ships of which recently participated in a multinational naval exercise hosted by South Africa. Any forthcoming Russian presence off the Iranian coast will entail the deployment of a corvette and accompanying logistical support ship from the Baltic Fleet that recently participated in the same multinational naval exercise hosted by South Africa and/or will require the frigate Marshal Shaposhnikov, which recently made an appearance at a naval exhibition in Qatar, to make a port of call in Iran instead of returning home to the Pacific Fleet. The attached images are from the 2025 naval exercise.