Iran, Russia and China began joint military drills in the north of the Indian Ocean on Friday. Dubbed the 2022 Marine security belt, the drills are the third set to have been carried out by the three countries.

Israeli sabotage attempts against Iran’s nuclear program have failed despite repeated Israeli assassinations of Iranian nuclear scientists and unrelenting US support.

Negotiators representing Iran and the P4+1 group of nations have returned to their countries for a New Year break. They began their eighth round of talks this year on Monday.

In 2021 Iran has had the Vienna talks to remove US imposed sanction sanctions on Iran, as well as a health crisis with the COVID-19 pandemic and plenty of western “double-speak” to contend with.

November 27th marks the anniversary of the assassination of prominent Iranian scientist, Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, by external elements, which was meant to hamper the nuclear advancements made by Iran.

Despite grueling US sanctions and sabotage at each critical turning point, The Islamic Republic of Iran is now one of only eight countries with a full nuclear fuel cycle, without foreign assistance.

Iran and Pakistan are moving towards bolstering their bilateral trade ties and the removal of US sanctions based hurdles which stand in the way via the multiple trade agreements penned.

Once famously amicable, Iran-America relations turned sour over 40 years ago, since the Iranian Islamic Revolution of 1979.

The US withdrawal from the JCPOA and its sanctions against Iran, in addition to Russia’s geopolitical difficulties with the West, have led these two countries to expand their cooperation within the framework of the Eurasian Economic Union.

Ties between Iran and Russia have been close, especially when it comes to the joint military operations while fighting terrorists in Syria.