Chief of the General Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Mohammad Bagheri told a press conference, as quoted by the Mehr news agency, that “exercises with the participation of the naval forces of Iran, Russia and China will be held in the northern part of Iran.” this fall in the Indian Ocean. Pakistan, Oman and other countries are also taking part in the exercises.”

At a time when Chinese President Xi Jinping said yesterday that “China’s People’s Liberation Army should focus on preparing for real combat.” According to China Central Television, he sent such instructions to the participants of the symposium on national defense and military reform, which was held in Beijing. The event was attended by members of the Politburo of the CPC Central Committee.

Russian President Vladimir Putin also announced the “partial mobilization of the Russian army”, noting that he “decided to launch a preemptive strike, the purpose of which is to liberate lands in the Donbas.”