The Iranian Army has kicked off the Zolfaqar-1403 military exercise in an area along the strategic Makran coastline in the southern part of the country.

The Makran region is a vast and rugged coastal stretch along the northern Iranian shores that can be transformed into the future economic hub of the region.

The Iranian foreign minister says Iran and India are resolute on improving comprehensive ties based on common interests.

Yemeni armed forces and Iraqi resistance forces have conducted a series of pro-Palestine operations in retaliation for Israel's genocidal war on Gaza and its bloody onslaught on Lebanon.

Iran and Oman have held a joint maritime rescue and relief exercise involving the naval forces of both sides in the Indian Ocean and the Strait of Hormuz.

In a year of solidarity operations with Palestine, Yemeni military has caused colossal damage to Israeli sea traffic and resisted Anglo-American military intervention.

Britain has said it would hand a remote Indian Ocean archipelago over to Mauritius after they reached a deal that the UK said was aimed at securing a key military base there that it shares with the United States.