The commander of the Iranian Navy, Rear Admiral Shahram Irani, announced that the military forces of Iran, Russia, and China are planning to conduct joint naval exercises in the coming weeks, according to the Tasnim agency. Speaking at a naval base in the northern Iranian city of Bandar, Rear Admiral Irani said that the joint exercises would occur by the end of the current Iranian year (March 19). He also mentioned that a number of other countries have been invited to participate in the joint exercises. The military exercises will ensure “regional security and the realization of common interes…