According to Türkiye's Anadolu News Agency, citing Iranian official media reports, an Iranian naval commander said that Iran and Russia will hold a joint naval exercise in the Gulf of Oman and the northern Indian Ocean waters on the 19th. According to reports, Iranian Navy Commander Colonel Hassan Masudlu stated that the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy and the Russian Federation Navy will conduct joint naval exercises in the Gulf of Oman and the Northern Indian Ocean region. Masudlu stated that the exercise aims to "expand joint maritime cooperation and strengthen coordination between the navies of the two countries in planning and executing joint operations". Iranian official media pointed out that this exercise was held simultaneously with other exercises of the Iranian armed forces, reflecting the concerns of Iran and Russia about the development of the situation in the Gulf of Oman and the North Indian Ocean, and demonstrating the determination of the two countries to strengthen maritime cooperation, oppose unilateralism, and support maritime trade security in the region. Amidst the tense relationship between Iran and the United States, the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) began military exercises in the Strait of Hormuz on the 16th. On the 17th, with the mediation of Oman, Iran and the United States held the second round of indirect nuclear negotiations in Geneva. On February 6th, as the United States increased its troops in the Middle East, the two sides held the first round of indirect negotiations. (New Society)