Marine Security Belt

Marine Security Belt, 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.[1][2]

The units participating in the exercise included:[3]

References
  1. "Report: Iran kicks off joint naval drills with Russia, China", The Associated Press, 27 December 2019, retrieved 15 July 2020
  2. "Russia, China, Iran start joint naval drills in Indian Ocean", Reuters, 27 December 2019, retrieved 15 July 2020
  3. Haider, Syed Fazl-e (17 January 2020), "The Strategic Implications of Chinese-Iranian-Russian Naval Drills in the Indian Ocean", China Brief, Jamestown Foundation, 20 (1), retrieved 15 July 2020
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