Iranian Navy Commander Rear Admiral Shahram Irani says the Islamic Republic’s forces plan to stage a joint naval exercise with China, Russia and a number of other countries in the near future.

US and British naval forces conduct military and reconnaissance drills in the Persian Gulf involving sea surface drones.

US forces begin another joint naval war games with their South Korean counterparts while deploying an aircraft carrier.

Russia and China are holding joint naval patrols in the Pacific Ocean as they deepen their military and diplomatic ties in the face of a more hostile West.

The Iranian Navy dispatches indigenous destroyer Dena to international maritime exercises.

Russia’s Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu has visited Syria for talks with President Bashar al-Assad about military cooperation as well as counterterrorism.

A Russian naval task force is reportedly heading from the Mediterranean to the Black Sea for maritime drills, amid a surge of tensions between Russia and the West over Ukraine.

Russia's Defense Ministry says a group of amphibious assault ships of its Northern and Baltic Fleets have arrived at the Syrian port of Tartus, as the Russian navy has been staging large-scale naval drills aimed to counter military threats to Russia amid heightened tensions with the West.

The Yemeni foreign minister has warned about the danger of Israel’s military drills in a US-led naval exercise in the Red Sea.

The naval forces of the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Israel and the United States hold a joint maritime exercise in the Red Sea.