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Marine Security Belt

{{Short description|Trilateral naval exercise}}

Marine Security Belt,{{Efn|{{langx|ru|Пояс морской безопасности}}; {{lang-zh|海上安全带}} ; {{langx|fa|کمربند امنیت دریایی}}}} also known with the portmanteau CHIRU, is a trilateral naval exercise involving China, Iran and Russia as partners. First held in 2019, it is set to be taken place annually.

History

=2019=

The first edition of the exercise began on 27 December 2019 and took four days. The area of operation was the northern part of the Indian Ocean.{{citation|title=Report: Iran kicks off joint naval drills with Russia, China|url=https://apnews.com/article/d4837be91b07721428230a5addc00a9d|date=27 December 2019|access-date=15 July 2020|work=The Associated Press}}{{citation|title=Russia, China, Iran start joint naval drills in Indian Ocean|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-military-russia-china-idUSKBN1YV0IB|date=27 December 2019|access-date=15 July 2020|work=Reuters}}

The units participating in the exercise included:{{citation|first=Syed Fazl-e|last=Haider|title=The Strategic Implications of Chinese-Iranian-Russian Naval Drills in the Indian Ocean|url=https://jamestown.org/program/the-strategic-implications-of-chinese-iranian-russian-naval-drills-in-the-indian-ocean/|journal=China Brief|volume=20|issue=1|date=17 January 2020|access-date=15 July 2020|publisher=Jamestown Foundation}}

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  • {{flagicon|China|navy}} China
  • Xining (destroyer)
  • {{flagicon|Russia|navy}} Russia
  • Yaroslav Mudry (frigate)
  • Elnya (tanker)
  • Viktor Konetsky (tugboat)

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It was canceled due to the epidemic of the COVID-19 virus

= 2021 =

China was absent in the second version of the exercise when it was started by Russia and Iran on 16 February 2021. It was later announced that the Indian and Chinese navies will also join, but neither eventually take part. On 18 February 2021, the official website of the Indian Navy issued a statement denying participation in the drill.{{citation|first=Maziar |last=Motamedi|title=Iran, Russia conduct joint naval drill in Indian Ocean|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/2/16/india-joins-irans-navy-drill-with-russia-china-also-expected|date=18 February 2021|access-date=21 January 2022|publisher=Al Jazeera}} Turkish state-run Anadolu Agency reported that the Indian Navy had cancelled the plan at the last minute, because Tehran said China could join the exercise too and Indians did not want to be together with the Chinese due to recent border skirmishes.{{citation|first=Syed Zafar|last=Mehdi |title=Why India skipped Iran-Russia drill at last minute|url=https://www.aa.com.tr/en/asia-pacific/why-india-skipped-iran-russia-drill-at-last-minute/2151092|date=20 February 2022|access-date=21 January 2022|publisher=Anadolu Agency}}

The units participating in the exercise included:{{citation|title=Russian, Iranian naval forces complete joint drills |url=https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2021/02/russian-iranian-naval-forces-complete-joint-drills/|date=18 February 2021|access-date=21 January 2022|publisher=Naval News}}

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  • {{flagicon|Russia|navy}} Russia
  • Stoikiy (corvette)
  • Kola (replenishment ship)
  • Yakov Grebelsky (tugboat)

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= 2022 =

The third version of the exercise was held in late January 2022 over an area of 17,000 square kilometres (6,560 square miles) in the northern Indian Ocean. It included a range of tactical exercises like putting out fires on burning vessels, releasing a hijacked vessel, and shooting at air targets at night.{{citation|title=Russia to flex muscles with navy drills involving all its fleets|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/1/21/russia-to-flex-muscles-with-navy-drills-involving-all-its-fleets|date=21 January 2022|access-date=21 January 2022|publisher=Al Jazeera}}{{citation|title=Iran, China and Russia hold naval drills in north Indian Ocean|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/india/iran-china-russia-hold-naval-drills-north-indian-ocean-2022-01-21/|date=21 January 2022|access-date=21 January 2022|publisher=Reuters}}

The units participating in the exercise included:{{citation|first=Dzirhan|last=Mahadzir|title=Russian Navy Announces More Major Fleet Exercises as Drills End with China, Iran|url=https://news.usni.org/2022/01/21/russian-navy-announces-more-major-fleet-exercises-as-drills-end-with-china-iran|date=21 January 2022|access-date=21 January 2022|publisher=USNI News}}

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The fourth edition of the exercise was held from March 15 for 4 days in the northern Indian Ocean.{{Cite news |title=China, Russia, Iran conduct four-day naval exercises |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/china-russia-iran-conduct-four-day-naval-exercises-gulf-oman-2023-03-15/ |work=Reuters}}

The units participating in the exercise included:

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  • {{flagicon|China|navy}} China
  • Nanning (destroyer)
  • {{flagicon|Russia|navy}} Russia
  • Admiral Gorshkov (frigate)
  • Kama (tanker)

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Notes

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References

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Category:Naval exercises

Category:Military exercises involving Iran

Category:Military exercises involving Russia

Category:Military exercises involving China

Category:Iran–Russia military relations

Category:China–Iran military relations

Category:China–Russia military relations

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