BEIJING, March 9. /TASS/. Naval forces of China, Russia and Iran will hold the Security Belt-2025 joint exercise in the waters not far from the Islamic Republic of Iran in March, according to a statement posted on the Chinese defense ministry’s WeChat page.

"At the beginning or in the middle of March, naval forces of China, Iran and Russia will hold the Security Belt-2025 joint exercise. The maneuvers will take place in the waters not far from the port of Chabahar in Iran," the statement reads.