The leader of Yemen’s Houthis has said that the Yemeni armed forces will continue their retaliatory operations against Israeli-affiliated commercial vessels, preventing the passage of the ships even through the Indian Ocean and through the Cape of Good Hope.  

Three homegrown warships, recently added to the IRGC naval fleet, have taken part in the Maritime Security Belt 2024 war game at the northern tip of the Indian Ocean.

Naval forces from the Islamic Republic of Iran, Russia and China will start a combined naval exercise in the northern tip of the Indian Ocean on Tuesday.

The land, with just 300 inhabitants, is situated at a prime location in the southwest Indian Ocean.

The Iranian Navy commander says the country plans to stage a combined naval exercise with foreign military forces within the next few weeks.

China warns that the US report gave "ammunition" to countries bent on constructing a “China threat narrative”.

Iranian coast guards have launched a large-scale military exercise along the country’s southern shores to boost combat capabilities and improve security along Iran’s maritime borders in the region.